Iran's new Iraq ambassador affiliated with Quds Force
Iran appointed the country’s fourth ambassador to Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, and similar to his predecessors he is part of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced on April 10 that Mohamad Kadhim al-Sadiq was appointed Tehran’s ambassador to Baghdad, succeeding Iraj Masjedi, who served in this post since April 2017.
The appointment comes at a time when Tehran is engaged in important negotiations with Washington in Vienna, with Iraq being considered as a pressure and negotiations card. It also coincides with the Saudi-Iranian negotiations in Baghdad in coordination with the Iraqi government.
Journalists close to the Iranian embassy in Baghdad reported that the new ambassador is of Iraqi origin. He was born in the city of Najaf and is fluent in Arabic, specifically the Iraqi dialect.
Sadiq held the post of deputy Iranian ambassador to Baghdad for years, and worked in the Iraqi file since 2003. He is a member of a religious family and he is the brother of cleric Mohammed Reza al-Sadiq (1945-1994).
