Ammar Hakim: Iraq enjoying special ties with Iran

Head of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq, Ammar al-Hakim, lauded the promising relations between Baghdad and Tehran, and said that Iran has greatly helped his country in fighting the terrorist groups.

"Iran has special ties with its neighbors, particularly Iraq, which should be taken into account by other countries," Hakim said.

He also called on the regional countries to hold constructive talks in a bid to put an end to the regional conflicts.

In relevant remarks earlier in August, Ammar al-Hakim deplored the US unilateral sanctions against Iran.

"We believe that weakening Iran will neither benefit Iraq nor any of the regional states which intend to impose economic siege on the country, as the aftershocks of this measure will not be limited to Iran and will affect the entire region," the Iraqi religious leader said.

EA