Qasim al-Aboudi, Iraq’s National Security Adviser, has said that his country’s relations with Iran continue despite border disputes, disagreements over resources, and the presence of anti-Iranian opposition groups in northern Iraq.
Al Jazeera reported on Thursday, November 12, that al-Aboudi described Iraq’s relations with Iran and Turkey as more challenging than its relations with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
He said that the borders between Iraq and Iran have yet to be demarcated and that the two countries continue to disagree over shared oil fields, water resources, and the presence of anti-Iranian opposition groups in the mountainous regions of Kurdistan.
Al-Aboudi added that four opposition groups based in the region pose a challenge for Iran.
According to him, Tehran occasionally targets the positions of these groups in attacks.
He stressed that despite these challenges, relations between Baghdad and Tehran remain generally normal.
