Government spokesman: The decision to close the United States Embassy is destroying Iraq

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[size=52]Government spokesman: The decision to close the United States Embassy is destroying Iraq[/size]

[size=45]Regarding the demands to close the United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi government spokesman Bassem Al-Awadi said that it is “a decision that would destroy Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Awadi stated in an interview with Al-Ahed satellite channel, affiliated with Asaib Ahl Al-Haq, that “there are many international obligations on Iraq, and that any decision targeting diplomatic missions greatly affects Iraqi foreign relations.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, “The decision taken by the government to close the Swedish embassy in Iraq led to international concern. We have received demands from various embassies that diplomatic missions must be protected from repeated attacks on them,” referring to the government’s previous decision to close the Swedish embassy against the backdrop of the issue of burning the Holy Qur’an in Sweden.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Awadi promised that a decision such as closing the American embassy would not only affect the strategic framework agreement (signed between Washington and Baghdad), but would lead to the destruction of Iraq because of the international importance of its presence in Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]The appearance of the government spokesman and his making statements of this kind on this channel (Al-Ahed) in particular, implicitly reveals, in the eyes of observers, that the “Asa’ib” movement, led by Qais Khazali, is among the Shiite groups and factions within the “coordination framework” forces that formed the Sudanese government, without In agreement with calls to close the Washington embassy in Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]The government spokesman’s preference to appear on a “partisan” channel to express his position outside of the official government platforms is interpreted by observers as an attempt by the government to avoid criticism that might be directed at it from extremist factions regarding its position on the United States of America, if it announced that. Through its official statements and platforms.[/size]
[size=45]The issuance of the government statement by this Asa’ib channel indicates that it intersects with the leader of the “Sadr movement,” Muqtada al-Sadr, and the rest of the armed Shiite factions that launched several attacks on American bases and interests in Iraq and Syria during the last two weeks in response to Washington’s support for Israel.[/size]
[size=45]Last Friday, Muqtada al-Sadr called on the government and parliament to close the American embassy in Baghdad in protest against the unlimited American support for Israel in its war on Gaza.[/size]
[size=45]Some observers tend to believe that Al-Sadr, with his stance, wanted to embarrass his opponents in the “Coordinating Framework” forces and the so-called “Islamic resistance” groups who control the government, and forced him to withdraw his parliamentary bloc (72 seats), mid-June 2022, and expose their claims of opposing the presence. Americans in Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]Most observers in Baghdad speak of “sharp divisions” within the ranks of the Shiite forces and factions regarding the position on targeting American interests in Iraq. The “pragmatic” forces, represented by Asaib Ahl al-Haq, the Wisdom Movement, the State of Law Coalition, and the Victory Alliance, tend, within the “coordination framework,” to calm down and not to plunge Iraq into a new war, and they also stress Iraq’s responsibility to protect foreign missions and interests. In Iraq and not allowing it to be targeted.[/size]
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