Category: Key Issues

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it is following with great concern the news of the incident involving Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian, and his accompanying delegation.

It expressed its wishes for the safety of the Iranian President and his entourage, and affirmed its solidarity and sympathy with the government and people of the Islamic Republic in these difficult circumstances.

The Foreign Ministry renewed Iraq’s full readiness to provide all forms of support and assistance in search and rescue operations.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society confirmed the participation of 40 teams in the search for the president’s plane.

He said in a statement: It is not possible to continue the air search due to bad weather conditions.

On the other hand, the Iranian Government Crisis Management Committee held an emergency session in order to continue the search for the Iranian president’s plane.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani disclosed the course of the government decision to end the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

Al-Sudani said, during a press conference attended by the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) today, Sunday, at the government palace in central Baghdad, that ‘Iraq is a sovereign state and Chapter Seven has become a thing of the past, and we do not need international guardianship.’

He explained, “There is a government review to evaluate the mission’s work, and we informed the team that visited Iraq of our decision, and we agreed on one year to end the mission’s work, but the UN side requested a period of two years to end the mission’s work in 2026.”

He added, “Iraq has expressed its readiness to work with international UN agencies specialized in the economic, health, climate and education sectors, but as a UNAMI mission we do not need their presence.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani revealed the truth about the negotiation file with companies operating in the Kurdistan region.

Al-Sudani said, during a press conference attended by the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) today, Sunday, at the government palace in central Baghdad, ‘There has been no progress so far in this file, and we have expressed a willingness to cooperate and have the government spend the amounts according to the national average cost of a barrel of 8 dollars.’

He added, ‘The contracts signed with the companies make the cost of a barrel $26, and we proposed amending the companies’ contracts, and the regional government agreed, but the companies that reject this have stopped working.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Commander of the Revolutionary Guard in East Azerbaijan Province announced receiving a signal from the president’s helicopter and the phone of one of his companions.

The Iranian Tasnim Agency reported that the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and a number of guard commanders were heading to the site of the president’s helicopter accident.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency