Saleh Mutlak: Iranian meddling in Iraq continues

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

NCRI- Dr. Saleh Mutlak, leader of the Iraqi National Dialogue Front, in an interview with Iraqi Al-Rafeddin TV channel condemned the visit by Ahmadinejad, Iranian regime's president, to Iraq. He said the purpose of the visit was to prepare the grounds for further meddling in Iraq.

"There are many families that have lost their loved ones due to Iranian regime's meddling; today there are close to one million widows in Iraq, mainly because of the terrorism by Iranian-supported militias; our relationship with the Iranian regime is in a critical state; its meddling in Iraq has taken drastic dimensions."

The two-day visit by the mullahs? president to Iraq on March 2, 2008, faced widespread protests by Iraqi people from various social sectors and political affiliations as well as a large number of tribal leaders.

The visit had to be cut short and he did not even visit the holy Shiite cities of Najaf and Karbala as scheduled.

Mr. Muhammad al-Daini, a member of the Iraqi National Assembly from the Iraqi National Dialogue Front called for the shutdown of Iranian regime's diplomatic offices in Iraq.

Over 130 Iraqi tribal leaders from southern Iraq in a strongly worded joint statement condemned the visit by Ahmadinejad to their country.

"Since five years ago Iraq has turned into the scene of the Iranian regime's meddling and aggression. Everyday hundreds of Iraqis are victims of the Iranian exported terrorism. In southern Iraq we are witnessing the murder of our children and ransack of our oil and other national wealth by the criminal elements of the Iranian regime," the statement said.