Iran hails Iraq’s security situation after Daesh defeat

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has expressed satisfaction with the current security situation in neighboring Iraq, which managed to defeat the Takfiri terror group of Daesh in late 2017 with the help of Tehran.

According to Press TV, Larijani made the remarks at a joint press conference with Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi in Tehran on Wednesday.

The top Iranian parliamentarian said Iran and Iraq enjoy friendly relations in various fields, particularly in politics, economy and culture.

Larijani further hailed the security situation in post-Daesh Iraq and said, “We are happy that Iraq is today enjoying good security following the tensions caused by terrorist currents in Iraq.”

He also praised joint efforts by the Iraqi army, senior cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and the government-backed Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, in thwarting Daesh’s terror campaign.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Larijani said that he had held talks with Halbousi on developing Tehran-Baghdad economic and parliamentary ties as well as on ways to establish sustainable security in the broader region.

Halbousi, for his part, stressed that Iraq would not allow its soil be used for any aggression against neighboring states.

He further noted that the Daesh terror group could not have been defeated without the help of Baghdad’s friends, including Iran.

The Iraqi official’s trip comes ahead of an official visit by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Iraq later this month.

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