Iranian President Arrives in Next-Door Iraq in 1st Official Visit Abroad

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Baghdad on Sept. 11, where he held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani and other Iraqi officials. The visit, expected to last three days, is Pezeshkian’s first foreign trip since assuming office last month after winning the July presidential elections. Speaking to Iranian media before the visit, Pezeshkian said he and his delegation planned to meet “senior Iraqi officials” in Baghdad and sign “several agreements.” Shortly before Pezeshkian’s visit, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian media outlets that the two countries shared “several cooperation areas, including political, regional … and security issues.”...