Visiting Iraq, Iran's parliament speaker hails 'new order' in the region
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Wednesday stressed the importance of strengthening the "new order" in the region, on the first stop in a three-day visit to Iraq. Ghalibaf's trip comes at a time when Iraq is facing American pressure to disarm factions close to Tehran, which wields significant political influence in Iraq. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, who took office three…
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