An informed source revealed yesterday that the commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Ismail Qaani, arrived in the capital, Baghdad, on a “secret” visit during which he met with a number of leaders of Iraqi armed factions, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to Iran this week .
The source said, “Qaani arrived in Baghdad today on an unannounced visit and met individually with some leaders of the factions affiliated with the Popular Mobilization Forces. He is scheduled to hold an expanded meeting in the coming hours with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the forces of the Coordination Framework, and the head of the Popular Mobilization Authority .”
He explained that “Qaani will discuss during his meetings with Iraqi officials a number of files, including restructuring and legalizing the weapons of armed factions and disengaging some of them. Ways and mechanisms may be adopted to transform some of those factions into political forces or fronts .”
He pointed out that “the details of what is happening in Syria and controlling the security of the region to prevent the return of ISIS will be discussed, as well as unifying visions and positions in supporting cooperation with the government’s directions in this file .”
Earlier today, the media office of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced that the latter intends to make an official visit to Iran next Wednesday of this week .
The office explained in a statement that “the visit will include discussing bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them, in light of what was achieved during the visit of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Baghdad in September of last year, in addition to the developments witnessed in the region .”
An informed source revealed, at the end of 2024, that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will begin a visit to Iran at the end of this week, to discuss developments in the region .
The source said that Al -Sudani will discuss several files with Iranian leaders, most notably the recent developments in Syria .
Al-Sudani had made several visits to countries in the region after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, including Jordan and Saudi Arabia, where he discussed security issues with the leaders of these countries. Iraq also participated in the Aqaba Conference held in Jordan, with the participation of several countries, including the United States.
