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On the first anniversary of the Iraqi October Revolution, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi condemned the rocket fire at the headquarters of the US embassy and diplomatic missions in Iraq.
In an interview with Al-Iraqiya state television, Al-Kazemi described the missiles as “absurd” and said they “killed Iraqis, the latest of which was the Al-Radwaniyah incident,” noting that it is not allowed. deal with US or other diplomatic missions in this way.
Absurd missiles
Al-Kazemi stated that he informed the US side of the seriousness of his government in preventing the attack on diplomatic missions, denying “having received a threat from the United States regarding the closure of its embassy in Iraq. We have received the American annoyance by the absurd missiles on the safety of their missions “in the country.
On Saturday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein confirmed to his US counterpart, Mike Pompeo, that the Iraqi government has taken a series of measures to stop the attacks on the Green Zone and the airport, after Washington threatened to close its embassy in Baghdad. due to the continuous attacks of the militias against the American interests.
From last October to the end of July, 39 missile strikes targeted US interests in Iraq. US military officials believe that armed groups loyal to Iran have become a greater threat than ISIS, which at one point controlled about a third of the area of Iraq.
Al-Kazemi cautioned against the parties that he said “seek to obstruct our relationship with Washington,” emphasizing the importance of establishing interest-based relations with the United States, and saying: “The United States is a superpower … and relations with Washington are based in interests and our interests must be protected with him in the fields of the economy, education, health and security, emphasizing that the decision of war and peace concerns only the State.
Al-Kazemi stated that the United States helped Iraq eliminate ISIS and overthrow Saddam Hussein’s regime. Al-Kazemi defended the strategic dialogue with the United States, saying: “We have made great progress.”
Articulated revolution
And a woman from Al-Kazemi “October Revolution” who said it is not a passing phase but rather a turning point in Iraqi history, explaining that it is the main reason why the current government was created.
On Thursday, thousands of Iraqis commemorated the “October demonstrations” that coincided with the first of this month, when they flocked to Tahrir Square in the center of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and to other protest squares in the south. from the country.
Al-Kazemi said that the popular protests in Iraq are a reflection of past mistakes, adding that “the 560 martyrs are our children and it is shameful to call them the joker.”
Despite the arrival of a new government, not much has changed in Iraq after these protests, as militias loyal to Tehran continue to harass, gamble and kill any activists and voices that oppose their policies, according to local reports and international
