Key facts
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein discussed bilateral issues and regional developments.
- Both ministers stressed the importance of stability and security along their shared borders.
- They also emphasized the need for continued coordination to prevent the escalation of regional tensions.
- Iraq closed a border crossing with Iran after a drone attack.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein held a telephone conversation to discuss bilateral issues and regional developments, according to IRNA. The two ministers emphasized the importance of stability and security along their shared borders and the need for continued coordination. They also underscored the necessity of adopting responsible approaches toward regional developments, stressing the importance of preventing the escalation of tensions and the expansion of the scope of conflicts in the region.
Iraq closed a border crossing with Iran on Saturday after a drone attack originating from its soil led to the closure of a key oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia. In a separate but related development, Iran's top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, and Bafel Talabani, leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), also stressed the need to strengthen economic ties, improve security coordination along shared borders, and counter terrorist threats. They reviewed bilateral relations and discussed expanding trade and economic cooperation between Iran and Iraq's Kurdistan Region, with a focus on Sulaymaniyah. Araghchi also thanked the PUK for providing services and hospitality to Iranian pilgrims during the Arbaeen pilgrimage. The two officials reaffirmed the importance of implementing the Iran-Iraq security agreement as a framework for countering terrorism and enhancing security coordination.