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Iran won't send troops to Iraq: Deputy FM
 [Iran Press TV] The Islamic Theocratic Republicof Iran will not send armed forces to fight against Takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed... hard boyz in Iraq but will help Baghdad if it demands military equipment, a high-rankling diplomat says. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks during a visit to Moscow where he held talk with Russian officials on Tuesday. "If Iraq ever requires our arms for an effective combat against terrorism, we will provide these arms in accordance with international law and our bilateral contracts," he said. Although Iraq has a strong army, Iran is ready to send military consultants to the neighboring country to help with battles against the al-Qaeda splinter Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ... the current version of al-Qaeda in Iraq, just as blood-thirsty and well-beloved as the original... (ISIL), Amir-Abdollahian noted. Referring to recent remarks by the leaders of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, he said the Kurdish leaders should face reality. The Iranian diplomat noted that all Iraqi factions should respect the country's constitution, stressing the necessity to prevent the country from breaking up. Earlier in the day,  Massoud Barzani... hereditary head of the Kurdish Democratic Party, maybe a little too close to the Medes and the Persians for most people's tastes... , the president of Kurdistan region, said he intended to hold a referendum on the region's independence within months. "From now on, we won't hide that that's our goal. Iraq is effectively partitioned now. Are we supposed to stay in this tragic situation the country's living? It's not me who will decide on independence. It's the people. We'll hold a referendum and it's a matter of months," Barzani said. Posted by: Fred 2014-07-02 |
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