Baghdad / Iraq News Network Deputy close to Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, Sunday, Iraq 's ability to play the "good mediation" between Saudi Arabia and Iran to restore relations between them, pointing to the possibility of Iraq to influence positively on the Syrian file. The MP said Jassim Mohammed Jaafar in a press statement today: "Iraq is closer to (Iran) and he can play a good mediation between the two countries to rebuild their relations in the interest of the region and the dimensions of the specter of the US targeting of Iran , " stressing that "Iraq has a significant impact on the Syrian file ". Jaafar pointed to "the presence of US and regional pressure to find a state of balance and not to escalate , " pointing out that "stiffening Iraqi - Saudi relations have negatively impacted on security in Iraq and the region." The Saudi foreign minister arrived in Baghdad Saturday on an unannounced visit is the first of its kind in decades.