Iran urges dialogue amid Iraq turmoil
Iranian authorities have called on Iraqi factions to seek political solutions as Baghdad streets saw deadly clashes between members of the Shiite Sadrist movement and their Tehran-backed rivals.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said constitution-based dialogue among political blocs was the only path toward stability and security in Iraq, where the resignation from politics by leading Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has sparked a fresh wave of violence.
At a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Foad Hussain in Tehran, Raisi also highlighted the "very important role played by Shiite clerical leadership" in deciding Iraq's political fate.
