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Memri
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad Kazem Al-Sadegh: If Trump Is Willing to Return to Nuclear Talks – We Are Prepared to Do So Following the P5+1 Negotiations Model, but Iran Will Not Succumb to Thre
Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-Sadegh stated on Al-Sharqiya TV (Iraq) on March 29, 2025, that describing the resistance factions in the region as Iranian proxies is an insult, as these factions are independent and operate in complete freedom. He further emphasized that Iran's ballistic missiles are a defensive measure for the Islamic Republic, and Iran will not allow anyone to impose conditions on this. Al-Sadegh also mentioned that Iran is prepared for dialogue over the nuclear program, following the model of the P5+1 negotiations, whenever the United States or President Trump is willing to return to talks. However, he qualified that Iran will not succumb to rhetoric of threats and intimidation.
Asharq Al-Awsat
29-03-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
US Demand to Dismantle PMF Fuels Debate in Iraq, Iran
The United States' demand for the dismantling of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq has fueled debate in Baghdad and Tehran. Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-Sadegh said US President Donald Trump's recent message to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei included a demand to dismantle the Tehran-backed PMF and other armed factions. In televised remarks on Thursday, Al-Sadegh said the dismantling or merger of the PMF in the armed forces is 'unacceptable for Iran and Iraq.' Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani later responded to his remarks, saying the US made no such demand. In a television interview, he stressed that the dismantling of the armed factions is linked to ending the deployment of the US-led international coalition to fight ISIS in Iraq. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein declared that his country is not part of the 'Resistance Axis' of armed groups across the region that are loyal to Iran. He warned that Israel may attack Iran should Tehran fail to reach an understanding with the US. 'Iraq does not agree with the 'unity of arenas',' he added in a television interview.
Shafaq News
25-02-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iranian Ambassador: Iraq to transfer convicts this week
Shafaq News/ Iran's Ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad Kazem Al-Sadegh, announced on Tuesday that 130 Iranian prisoners detained in Iraq will be transferred to Iran before the end of the week to complete their sentences. In a statement carried by Iranian state television, Al-Sadegh said, '130 Iranian convicts will be transferred from Iraq to Iran before the end of this week.' 'This comes as part of an agreement between Iraq and Iran, allowing them to serve out their sentences in Iran, as part of the eighth phase of the agreement between the two countries,' he added. The agreement, signed in 2014, facilitates the exchange of prisoners between the two nations, allowing each country to assume custody of its nationals serving sentences abroad. Last year, Iran's judiciary revealed that Iraq had approved the transfer of 130 out of 160 Iranian prisoners held in Iraqi prisons. Additionally, Iranian authorities have been working to secure the transfer of Mohammad Reza Nouri, an Iranian national serving a life sentence in Iraq since August 2023 for the murder of American teacher Stephen Edward.
