Iran will support the Iraqi army

 Iraqi Defense Minister Lt. General Zuma Anad Sadun is on a visit to Iran. On Saturday, he met with Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami.

At the time, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami told Iraqi Defense Minister that his country was ready to cooperate with Baghdad in any way possible to strengthen Iraq's defense capabilities. News of Tasnim News.

Iraqi Defense Minister Lt. visiting Iran. General Juma Anad Sadun made the announcement during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran on Saturday.

Amir Hatami said Middle Eastern countries must ensure the security of the region; This security cannot be established by external force. He noted that the presence of external forces in the Middle East was a major factor in the region's insecurity.

The Iranian defense minister said Tehran fully supports Iraq's political stability, security and sovereignty and is keen to take part in rebuilding war-torn Iraq.

General Hatami said the behavior of the major US-led powers so far shows that they have far-reaching plans to keep the Middle East insecure in the long run. Therefore, all the countries of the Middle East, including Iran and Iraq, must stand up against such an insidious plan.

Iraqi Defense Minister Anad Sadoun expressed his satisfaction over the visit to neighboring Iran. He said Baghdad would always remember Iran's important cooperation in expelling the militant group IS from Iraq.

Iran has maintained close ties with Baghdad since the fall of Saddam's government in 2003.