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Iran’s new Quds Force commander makes secret visit to Iraq amid tensions with US
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – The Associated Press revealed details about a secret visit to Baghdad by the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) elite Quds Force, Ismail Ghaani, earlier this week.
Citing four Iraqi officials, the publication said that he had arrived in Baghdad late Monday, marking his first visit to Iraq since the assassination of Major-General Qassem Soleimani, the late commander of the Quds Force.
The officials confirmed that the commander of the Quds Force left the airport, after entering Iraq, amid tight security, with a three-car convoy.
The officials pointed out that the secret visit came in an attempt to unite Iraqi political leaders, at a time when several political groups are at odds.
One of the officials told the AP that Ghaani confirmed at the meetings he held in Baghdad that Iran does not want Al-Zarfi to assume the premiership of the Iraqi government.
The agency pointed out that many officials saw Ghaani’s visit as a test of his ability to establish consensus between the various political blocs in Iraq, but his lack of proficiency in the Arabic language and the absence of personal relationships between him and the main figures in Iraq raises doubts in this regard.
Ghaani’s visit comes at a time when tensions between the U.S. and Iran are at their highest point in recent memory.
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/irans-new-quds-force-commander-makes-secret-visit-to-iraq-amid-tensions-with-us/
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – The Associated Press revealed details about a secret visit to Baghdad by the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) elite Quds Force, Ismail Ghaani, earlier this week.
Citing four Iraqi officials, the publication said that he had arrived in Baghdad late Monday, marking his first visit to Iraq since the assassination of Major-General Qassem Soleimani, the late commander of the Quds Force.
The officials confirmed that the commander of the Quds Force left the airport, after entering Iraq, amid tight security, with a three-car convoy.
The officials pointed out that the secret visit came in an attempt to unite Iraqi political leaders, at a time when several political groups are at odds.
One of the officials told the AP that Ghaani confirmed at the meetings he held in Baghdad that Iran does not want Al-Zarfi to assume the premiership of the Iraqi government.
The agency pointed out that many officials saw Ghaani’s visit as a test of his ability to establish consensus between the various political blocs in Iraq, but his lack of proficiency in the Arabic language and the absence of personal relationships between him and the main figures in Iraq raises doubts in this regard.
Ghaani’s visit comes at a time when tensions between the U.S. and Iran are at their highest point in recent memory.
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/irans-new-quds-force-commander-makes-secret-visit-to-iraq-amid-tensions-with-us/
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Iran will help secure Syria’s skies against Israeli attacks: report
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Iran will help Syria strengthen its air defence as part of an agreement between the two states signed on Wednesday. The agreement was signed by Iran’s Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, and Syrian Minister of Defence Ali Abdullah Ayyub.
The agreement provides for the strengthening of military ties, as well as enhancing constant coordination between the parties. Moreover, Bagheri said that Iran’s strengthening of Syria’s air defence was aimed at increasing the pace of defence cooperation between the two countries.
Does this mean an increase in Iran’s military presence in the country? How will this affect relations with other countries and regions, as well as the withdrawal of foreign forces from Syria?
What should be expected from Israel? Could this affect Russian-Syrian defence contracts and military-technical cooperation? Sputnik talked to Boris Dolgov, a senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, to find out.
According to Dolgov, the agreement provides an opportunity to better resist Israel’s illegal aggressive attacks:
“Iran has supported Syria in the fight against terrorist groups since the beginning of the internal conflict in 2011 by sending military advisers, IRGC members and volunteers to strengthen the Syrian armed forces. But there has never been a large Iranian military presence. Iran helped create a number of armed formations, including the people’s army with 50,000 participants, and provided financial and organizational support to create it.
The agreement expands the current forms of military-technical cooperation; it is aimed at enhancing the fight against terrorist groups operating in Syria. Air defence strengthening is an important aspect of that. Israeli Air Forces still attack Syrian military facilities, which are partially used by Iranian forces. The agreement is precisely aimed at strengthening air defence systems to counter these illegal aggressive attacks,” he said.
The Russian expert pointed out that the agreement is unlikely to allow Iran to bring army garrisons into Syria; it will strengthen the military-technical cooperation between the two countries:
“This agreement is more about the military-technical cooperation between Iran and Syria. This is a positive factor for the Syrian army in their fight against armed terrorist groups.”
Boris Dolgov believes that the Iran-Syria agreement won’t force the illegitimate foreign forces in Syria, represented by the US and its allies, to leave this country, but perhaps will further infuriate them:
“Officially, only Russia and Iran take part in resolving the Syrian conflict and supporting the Syrian army at the request of Syria’s legitimate government. Any other armed groups are present and act in Syria illegally. I’m talking of Turkey, the United States, and in some ways even Israel. These countries don’t have relevant agreements with Syria, nor have they a UN mandate to be in Syria. Therefore, one can expect the condemnation of the agreement or some kind of anti-Iranian and anti-Syrian campaign propaganda, as well as exaggerating the scale of Iran’s military presence in Syria on the part of these forces (the United States and Israel). It’s likely that these forces will respond to the Iranian presence in Syria, including with military actions. Therefore, the Iran-Syria agreement isn’t going to force these armed forces to withdraw.”
Boris Dolgov also thinks that the agreement won’t affect Moscow-Damascus military-technical cooperation in any way, but will only further strengthen the Russian-Iranian-Syrian forces in the fight against a common enemy, terrorist groups:
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“There is a propaganda campaign in the West regarding some alleged competition between Russia and Iran in terms of military influence in Syria. But this is unlikely to happen. The military-technical cooperation agreements between Russia and Syria have been in effect for many years; they are implemented gradually and quite successfully. The current agreement between Iran and Syria is not going to affect the Russian-Syrian partnership. On the contrary, it will be an addition to this military-technical cooperation, since Iran has its own military-technical capabilities, which it will use in Syria. There can be no competition since these are not commercial contracts, but interstate agreements on military supplies and military personnel training. All this is aimed at specific political state goals: protecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Both Iran and Russia have one goal in Syria: to support the country in the fight against a common enemy, armed terrorist groups.”
Hossein Royvaran, Iranian political scientist, a lecturer at Tehran University, an expert on Middle Eastern and Arab countries, former head of National Iranian Radio and Television’s regional office in Beirut, also believes that the agreement won’t affect Iran-Russia relations since the Russian government supports the Syrian government:
“Russia will appreciate enhanced Iranian support to strengthen Syria, and will most likely support this cooperation.”
Royvaran pointed out that the Iranian forces’ position in Syria wouldn’t change either, because Iran didn’t want to create its own military base in the country:
“The Iranian military presence in Syria is based on the Syrian government’s decision on the need for such a presence. As soon as Damascus says that there is no such need, the Iranian military will leave Syria. Iran doesn’t want to stay in Syria and create its own military base there,” he said.
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The Iranian expert believes that the Iran-Syria agreement is not going to affect Iran’s relations with other countries because this cooperation is formalized:
“Since the agreement doesn’t introduce any changes in relations between the two countries, it will not significantly affect Iran’s relations with other states. Military cooperation between Iran and Syria has been around for several years. The two countries signed military and economic cooperation agreements even before the Syrian crisis; the new agreement adds specific content to the cooperation between the two states. Therefore, we should consider this agreement a continuation and development of many years of cooperation; and it seems that cooperation will only expand with this new agreement. In this context, Israel’s possible reaction is of little significance to Iran. Israel cannot determine the policies of two independent states.”
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/iran-will-help-secure-syrias-skies-against-israeli-attacks-report/
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As many as 24 ballistic missiles of different types fired at Iraq, Syria, IRGC says
Four missiles were fired from Iran's Khuzestan province at terrorist positions in Syria's Idlib Governorate, while another 11 missiles were fired from Iran's west and northwest at Israeli "spy centers" in the city of Erbil
DUBAI, January 16. /TASS/. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, part of the Iranian Armed Forces) has struck targets in Iraqi Kurdistan and Syria with 24 ballistic missiles of different types, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported citing the agency's press service.
According to the statement, 24 ballistic missiles of different types all hit their targets during the operation. Four missiles were fired from Iran's Khuzestan province at terrorist positions in Syria's Idlib Governorate, while another 11 missiles were fired from Iran's west and northwest at Israeli "spy centers" in the city of Erbil, the administrative center of the Kurdistan Region. Nine other missiles struck the locations of terrorist groups in different parts of Syria.
Earlier, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, told the Tasnim news agency that the distance from the missile launch site in Iran's Khuzestan to the Syrian province of Idlib is 1,200 kilometers, making it the farthest missile strike ever carried out from Iranian territory.
On the night of January 16, the IRGC attacked several sites in Erbil, the administrative center of Iraqi Kurdistan, with ballistic missiles. According to a statement by elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces, the bombing targeted several terrorist sites in Erbil in response to recent attacks inside Iran. It is also stated that the attack destroyed "the main headquarters of Israel’s spying agency Mossad in Iraq’s Kurdistan region by firing ballistic missile."
https://tass.com/defense/1732963
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