Iraq’s new Defense Minister seeks to cancel military cooperation with Iran

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) On Wednesday, Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi declared his plans to cancel all military cooperation with Iran that was agreed upon at the time of former Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Siyasah.

The Kuwaiti Newspaper Al-Siyasah reported that the current Iraqi Defense Minister, Khaled al-Obeidi plans to form strict orders to cut all types of relations and cancel military cooperation between Iraq’s army and Iran’s government, including all deals and sales that were agreed upon at the time of former Iraqi PM Al-Maliki. al-Obeidi’s intentions will be also to return all Iranian troops to Iran.

The report said that, “Obeidi thinks that any types of military cooperation between his government and Iran will not serve the interest of Iraq since Iran hasn’t solved her problems with the world.”

“Iraqi MoD Obeidi has a solid strategy to strengthen the Iraqi Army in order to face the terrorism and defeat the extremists groups within two years.”

Obeidi is to resign from his position if he finds intended obstacles that aim at blocking his orders for building and developing the Iraqi Army in a way that meets with the challenges of the current conflict.