Iran, Iraq sign security deal boosting border cooperation
The deal follows the Islamic Republic escalating its attacks on Kurdish groups in Iraq amid the ongoing protests in Iran.
Iran and Iraq signed a security agreement on Sunday. The deal follows Iran’s cross-border attacks on Kurdish groups in Iraq and demonstrates the Islamic Republic’s continued sway over its neighbor.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani visited Baghdad on Sunday, where he met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. Shamkhani and Iraq's national security adviser, Qassim al-Araji, signed a joint security agreement whereby they pledged to boost security cooperation along their border, according to a tweet from the Iraqi government.
A statement from Sudani’s office following the meeting noted “Iraq’s steadfast position refusing to allow Iraqi lands to be a springboard for aggression against any neighboring countries.”
The official Islamic Republic News Agency said the agreement was in response to the “mischief of anti-Islamic Establishment elements residing in Iraq's Kurdistan region.”
