First meeting Iran's U.S. military system Iraqi Prime Minister keeps distance 10:40 on July 22

Iran's President Rouhani met for the first time with his neighboring Iraqi Prime Minister Kadimi, who took office in May this year, to curb the United States, which has troops stationed in Iraq, by appealing for stronger relations between the two countries. On the other hand, Iraqi Prime Minister Kadimi is wary of Iran's domestic influence, and is strengthening his position away from the conflict between the United States and Iran.

Iran's President Rohani met for the first time with his neighbor Iraqi Prime Minister Kadimi in Tehran on the 21st.

According to Cheong Wa Dae, the two leaders agreed at the meeting that they would work together to expand trade and deal with the new coronavirus.

In a meeting, President Rohani said, "Foreign troops should not interfere with traditional bilateral relations," and restrained the United States, which has troops stationed in Iraq.

In a joint conference after the talks, President Rouhani emphasized the position of military cooperation with Iraq, noting that the commander of the Revolutionary Guard Corps was murdered by the U.S. forces in Iraq in January. did.

In response, Prime Minister Kadimi stated that he "will hope to strengthen relations without interfering with domestic affairs" while emphasizing friendship with Iran, and was wary of Iran's domestic influence.

The Iraqi government of Kadimi, which was launched in May this year, talks about the reduction of U.S. troops stationed there while detaining members of domestic armed organizations supported by Iran. Is strengthening.

Iran's supreme leader meets with Iraqi Prime Minister

Iran's Supreme Leader, Khamenei, also met with Iraqi Prime Minister Kadimi who visited the capital city of Tehran.

According to the announcement by the Iranian side, in the talks, Dr. Hamenei said, "We are hoping that Iraq will drive out the United States because the presence of the United States is destabilizing the region," and the US military stationed in Iraq. Appealed for withdrawal.

On the other hand, he said, "Iran has no intention of interfering with Iraq's internal affairs," and made him aware of the growing sense of caution against Iran in Iraq.

He also mentioned the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, who was murdered by US troops in Iraq in January this year, "This is not a trivial matter, and Iran will never forget his martyrdom. We will add a retaliation attack."