NSTworld: “Our common concern is Iraq turning into a conflict zone for other, third-party countries. This is a very serious risk for Iraq and our region,”
Since the U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani, Tehran’s most prominent military commander, Cavusoglu said he has held phone calls with his Iranian and U.S. counterparts to discuss it.
The issue of Iran-U.S. tensions would be on the agenda during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Turkey on Wednesday, he said, adding President Tayyip Erdogan had discussed the issue with Iranian, French, Iraqi and Qatari counterparts. The United States last week killed Soleimani, the architect of Iran’s growing influence in the Middle East, in an overnight attack in Baghdad authorized by President Donald Trump.Iraq’s parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign military forces to leave amid a growing backlash against the Soleimani’s killing, which has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict.
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