Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the United States’ presence in the Persian Gulf is driven solely by the desire to plunder regional resources.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi says Iran has been a great help in Iraq’s efforts to combat terrorism.

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has become a major source of strength for both Iran and Iraq.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf will travel to Iraq on Wednesday to discuss regional developments and strengthen strategic cooperation between Tehran and Baghdad.

The Iraqi Kata’ib Hezbollah resistance group has set conditions for any agreement with the Baghdad government to place all its weapons under state control.

A senior Iranian source has firmly denied any Iranian involvement in the drone attack on the office of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) prime minister in northern Iraq, dismissing the incident as another “false flag” operation.

The secretary general of the Iraqi Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada resistance group has called for a complete end to the US direct financial leverage over the Arab nation.