National Alliance calls for a relationship "balanced strategy" with Tehran and Washington
3/25/15
Called on the forces of the National Alliance to establish a strategy and a balanced relationship between Iraq on the one hand and all of Saudi Arabia and Iran on the other hand.
While countries in the region, particularly Saudi Arabia demanded, open a new page with Iraq, confirmed that the US seek to rearrange the Middle East and leaves the truce between the countries and to address the Iranian nuclear file, which is convinced the Gulf, Egypt and Jordan States to change its policy toward Iraq.
The leader of the Islamic Dawa Party, Salah Abdul-Razzaq, said in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The visits by a number of Iraqi officials to Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries, aiming to build a new relationship with it," and expressed hope that "the decline of these countries, especially Saudi Arabia policy toward Iraq and meddling in its affairs. "
Abdul Razak said that "the Iraqi criticism of Saudi Arabia will continue as a result of interference in Iraqi affairs and its support for Daash and what comes out of their opinions takfiri," attributing to the fact that "Iraq is suffering from terrorism, which did not differentiate between Sunni and Shiite followers of other religions of his sons."
And saw the leader of the Dawa Party, that "the good relationship can be played with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and other Arab countries, but that does not mean to leave Iran." Abdul Razak said that "it is possible to maintain a balanced relationship with everyone."
He explained that "Iraq balance in relations between the two extremes, Tehran and Washington, so he can do the same with Saudi Arabia, provided they do not interfere in its internal affairs." He continued that "Iraq does not interfere in the internal affairs of Saudi Arabia, although the Shiites oppressed and deprived from taking positions."
For his part, said a member of the citizen bloc, the Islamic Supreme Council Furat al-Tamimi, in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The current Iraqi government is trying to overcome the mistakes of its predecessor, and is trying to improve relations with some neighboring countries that have not Taatat positively with the previous government."
Tamimi said that "the openness of Iraq on Iran and the presence of strong relations between the two countries, was due to the openness of Tehran towards Iraq and continued support for the Iraqi government since the fall of the former regime, and so far," he said, adding that many of the countries in the region, especially Saudi Arabia "has not taken any positive initiative towards Iraq."
A member bloc citizen, that "everyone demands to turn the page on the past and the other from the opening of new relations, because the war against terrorism led by Iraq in the region is on behalf of all the countries of the world which is a Daash danger to it."
On a related matter, said the leader of the Liberal bloc Prince Kanani, in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The US administration is currently interested in arranging the Middle East leaves and a truce between the state and address the issue of the Iranian nuclear file," returned to "Washington plays an important role in persuading Gulf states, Egypt and Jordan to change its policy toward Iraq is positive. "
Kanani felt that "open a new page through a balanced relationship between all the countries in the region, can be a hub for stability, not forgetting the Syrian file, because Iraq can be a strong player, as the new government welcomed internationally and regionally."
He continued leadership of the rib that "democratic transition in Iraq is threatening the other," pointing out that "a lot of behaviors and actions carried out by the Gulf states aim to stop the democracies that began demanded by the people."
He said that "governments derive their power by relying on shuffling papers," noting that "some of the Gulf states and Jordan derives its strength based on this theory."
On the other hand, continued to Kanani: "The Turkish role has been minimized," noting that "the Iranian role is to become a strong player in the region." He continued that "the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia fear the Iranian role, because the latter sends the message that it is possible that the United States abandon its allies (in the Middle East), which is feared by those countries."
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