Iran News in Brief – April 14, 2022

 The Grand Market in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Northwest Iran

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Iranian Regime’s Official Came Under Fire in Baghdad

The Iranian regime’s official news agency reported that a member of the regime’s embassy in Baghdad was attacked. IRNA wrote: “On Wednesday, the legal representative of the embassy in Kazemeyn was attacked by armed assailants. While he remained unharmed, the assailants damaged his car.”

In an interview with the Washington Post, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said that if he is re-elected prime minister, his first goal would be to strengthen Iraq’s sovereignty and independence so that it can stand up to foreign interference in the country. The next step is to restrict the possession of weapons by the government, which would mean disarming the militants. Washington Post wrote:

“When I asked Kadhimi what his agenda would be if he gets a new mandate as prime minister, he immediately answered, “consolidating Iraq’s sovereignty,” so it can resist outside attempts to manipulate the country. His second goal is to “establish state monopoly on weapons,” which I translated as disarming the militias. He went on to discuss economic reform and privatization.

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