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    Iran chooses Quds Force stalwart as Ambassador to Iraq

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    Post by jedi17 Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:54 pm

    Iran chooses Quds Force stalwart as Ambassador to Iraq

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    February 15, 2017 in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

    By Omar al-Jaffal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].
    [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]has reportedly appointed Brig. Gen. Iraj Masjedi as its new ambassador to Baghdad, replacing Hassan Dana’i Fer, according to Iranian media reports on Jan. 15.
    Masjedi is a prominent leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and serves as an adviser to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], the commander of the Iranian [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Masjedi confirmed the news himself in an [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] but did not say when he would officially assume his new position.
    Saudi Minister of State for Gulf Affairs Thamer Sabhan, who served as the first Saudi ambassador in Iraq after 2003, attacked Masjedi on Jan.15, calling him “an internationally wanted [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].”
    Faleh al-Fayyad, the national security adviser and head of the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (PMU), was quick to reply on Jan. 22, saying, “Our relations with Iraq are not determined by other parties,” a jab at Saudi Arabia. Fayyad welcomed Masjedi as the new ambassador to Iraq and did not miss an opportunity to praise him, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
    “We have good memories of Masjedi and his long history of supporting Iraq. There is no doubt that he will play an important role in improving relations and defending the interests of both countries,” Fayyad said.
    Haidar al-Moul, a parliament member for the Shiite National Alliance, called, albeit reluctantly, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and to investigate whether he is a war criminal.
    He classed Masjedi’s presence as part of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Many media outlets reported that Masjedi is working on strengthening the military and political presence of the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
    There is not much information available on Masjedi, who has been described by the Washington Institute as a “[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].” “What is clear is his reportedly deep involvement in Quds Force activities in Iraq over the past several years, many resulting in the death, injury or kidnapping of US and coalition personnel as well as the assassination of Iraqi provincial officials who did not see eye to eye with Tehran,” the article read.


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