
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (right) and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, during a joint press conference in Tehran on Nov. 29, 2022. (Credit: AFP)
The new head of the Iraqi government says he wants to “strengthen his ties” with Arab countries while making signs of closeness with Tehran. In order to turn this great discrepancy into a diplomatic asset, Baghdad will have to give pledges to Riyadh, which is multiplying its promises of investment in Iraq.
L'Orient-Le Jour / By Emmanuel HADDAD, 20 December 2022 18:51
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (right) and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, during a joint press conference in Tehran on Nov. 29, 2022. (Credit: AFP)