“Kaani made a secret visit to Baghdad in a series of meetings, both official and unannounced.
Kaani met with the leaders of a number of Sunni forces in Iraq and the commanders of the armed formations, ”the source said.
The visit came a few hours after the US announced its intention to end its participation in military operations in Iraq by the end of 2021, the source added.
"During the visit, Kaani discussed the issue of coordinating the operations of the Iraqi formations and the IRGC, taking into account the accusations against the groups that they attack diplomatic missions," he said.
The interlocutor clarified that the Iraqi groups denied their involvement in the shelling of diplomatic missions, but advocated attacks on the locations of the American military.
Ismail Kaani was appointed commander of the Al-Quds Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps following the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in January 2020, who was killed in the US operation in Iraq.
Tehran called the incident "an act of international terrorism" and threatened to take revenge.
In July of this year, the United States and Iraq agreed to complete the American military mission in the republic.
As explained in the White House, "the essence of the US mission is changing: from a combat one, it will become more a" mission of training, assistance and support. "