Deputy FM: US Trying to Turn Iraq into Another Ukraine

01 July 2014 | 22:16 Code : 1935182 Latest Headlines

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian expressed concern about the situation in Iraq, and said that the US is trying to create a chaotic atmosphere in the Arab country similar to what it did in Ukraine.

"The events in Iraq are following a plan by the United States to turn the country into a second Ukraine," Reuters quoted Amir Abdollahian as saying in Moscow.

The Iranian deputy foreign minister pointed to Iraq's incidents, and said, "What is going on in Iraq is a psychological and media war by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to make the country insecure."

Amir Abdollahian noted that Iran is ready to help Iraq if requested by the country, and said, "Iraq has not asked for Iran's help, but Tehran is ready to dispatch weapons to Iraq within the framework of fighting terrorism."

He reiterated that if the Iraqi ministry to fight terrorism calls for foreign aid Iran will provide such supports in accordance with international laws.

In similar remarks last week, Hamid Aboutalebi, the Iranian President's Deputy Chief of Staff compared Iraq's present conditions with Ukraine's conditions before the separation of Crimea, and said, "I caution the Iraqi statesmen to take lesson from Ukraine's recent political developments."

He further noted that if the Iraqi people and leaders do not show sufficient wisdom and do not take warnings as serious, Iraq will face a similar fate like Ukraine.