Zarif made the remarks Monday after the 13th Iran-South Africa Joint Commission session and in response to a question on US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s recent remarks about Iraqi and Iranian forces and also on Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia to create Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council.<\/p>\n
Iraq’s cooperation with Arab neighbors is not only harmful for Iran, but we evaluate it as advantageous for Iran’s interests, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In reaction to Tillerson demand, Zarif said the Iraqi people are at their home and they do not wait for anybody’s order.<\/p>\n
‘I am happy that Iraqi have always defended their country,’ Zarif noted.<\/p>\n
‘Exactly what country is it that Iraqis who rose up to defend their homes against ISIS return to? Shameful US FP, dictated by petrodollars,’ Zarif earlier said in a Twitter message in reaction to Tillerson’s recent allegations on the Iraqi popular forces.<\/p>\n
During his tour to Saudi Arabia, Tillerson on Sunday urged the Iraqi popular forces to ‘go home’ or leave the country.<\/p>\n
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