RNA – In an exclusive interview with Rasa News Agency, Ayatollah Abbas Ka’bi, a member of the Board of Directors of the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership, referred to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s meeting with Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, calling it historic, important and influential in recognizing the enemies and exposing the evil façade of the terrorist United States and added, “The United States is the enemy of Islam and the Muslims and nations of the region.”
Explaining the long-standing relations between Iraq and Iran and the emphasis on an independent Iraq by the Supreme Leader, he said, “We support an independent Iraq while preserving its unity and territorial integrity and we never intend to interfere in its internal affairs.”
Stating that during the meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister, the Supreme Leader emphasized the issue of hostility and called the United States the enemy of Iran, Iraq and the nations of the region, he emphasized, “According to the Supreme Leader, the assassination of General Soleymani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis is an example of the results of the American presence in the region.”
Ayatollah Ka’bi noted that the Iraqi people can’t tolerate the assassination of their guests in their own homes and added, “Iraqis can’t tolerate the assassination of a guest who was a source of great service to the nations of the region. This isn’t tolerable by the terms of Arab zeal, especially since the United States explicitly acknowledged it.”
Referring to the legal and judicial solutions for the American withdrawal from the region, His Eminence said, “Legal action to remove the United States from the region doesn’t rule out a reciprocal blow to the United States in the area of resistance.”
He explained the Supreme Leader’s emphasis on expelling the United States from the region and said, “The Iraqi people showed their commitment to the blood of the martyrs and demanded the expulsion of the United States from the region with the historic funerals of General Soleymani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and the unique marches against the arrogant powers and the Iraqi parliament’s decision to expel the Americans.”
Ayatollah Ka’bi stated, “The Supreme Leader said that we, as Islamic Iran, will strike a reciprocal blow to American terrorism and considered the missile attack on Ayn al-Asad Airbase a slap in the face, emphasizing that a great revenge that will bring about great changes is on the way.”
Referring to the services of the religious authorities, Popular Mobilization Forces and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, he said, “The United States has always sought evil and the Iraqi government must not pay attention to American harassment and hostility in the long-standing Iraq-Iran relations.”
In other remarks, Ayatollah Ka’bi called the action of American fighter jets and disturbing the Mahan Air passenger plane over Syria on July 23 as “a terrorist act” and stated, “This terrorist act was also recorded in the documentation of the Americans and while pursuing legal action, appropriate action against the interests of the Americans at sea and on land should be on the agenda as an international reciprocal action.”
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