Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has begun his first official visit to Iraq to expand trade ties while shoring up support for Tehran in the face of US sanctions
Iraq's President Barham Salih meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at Salam Palace in Baghdad, Iraq March 11, 2019.
Now with Daesh facing a final territorial defeat in the Syrian village of Baghouz, Iran is looking for Iraq's continued support as it faces a maximalist pressure campaign by President Donald Trump after his decision to withdraw America from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers.
After the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq toppled Saddam, Iran began a campaign of backing militants who targeted American forces in Iraq. Speaking at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport before leaving for Iraq, Rouhani's official website quoted him as saying the trip's goal was "deepening bilateral relations.""In the recent years, the people of Iran have passed a test with pride, and that is wherever the peoples of the region faced a problem and asked for the help of the Iranian nation and government, we rushed to help them.
Tehran sees the US military presence at its doorstep in Iraq as a threat, one that could also undermine Iran's influence over Baghdad.
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