Experts Zarif’s Visit to Bagdad Aim at Boosting Baghdad’s role in Mediation

Following the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s commendation of Iraq’s pivotal and effective role in the region upon his visit to Baghdad, political experts pointed out that Iraq can play an integral role in settling many crises. Because of the diversity of the Iraqi political arena, and the fact that Iran believes that Iraq is a strategic neighboring state, experts believe that Baghdad can easily assume the role of the mediator in negotiations as long as it acts impartially