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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Welcomes Saudi-Iran Agreement, Pro-Tehran Factions Silent

This handout photo released by the Iraqi prime minister's press office shows premier Mohammed Shia al-Sudani addressing the final signing ceremony of the contracts for the latest licensing round for oil and gas border exploration blocks and fields, at the Oil Minister in Baghdad on February 21, 2023. (Iraqi prime minister's press office/AFP)

The Iraqi government expressed its satisfaction with the signing of the Chinese-sponsored agreement to restore relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received a telephone call from Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, to voice Tehran’s gratitude to Baghdad that had hosted negotiations between the Kingdom and Iran.

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