Iraq's Shiite Prime Minister Mohammad al-Sudani warned the United Nations at the General Assembly address The world is facing a new wave of “occupation,” “terrorism” and serious violations of international law, he said Thursday, particularly as Iranian-backed jihadist terrorist groups wreak havoc in their countries and regions. omitted mention of.
Al-Sudani spent much of his speech condemning Israel's ongoing self-defense operations in Gaza and vowed to “bring an end to the violations taking place in Palestine.” [sic] And this region is the responsibility of everyone, especially the Security Council. He also condemned Israel's attack on Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terrorist organization headquartered in Lebanon, but again, no context was provided as to why Israel was conducting military operations in Lebanon. .
The absence of any mention of Iran in al-Sudani's speech, which focused primarily on regional crises for which Iran is responsible, was notable given the growing influence of the Iranian Islamist regime in his country. Over the past decade, the Iraqi government has been targeting jihadist Shiite guerrillas through the formalization of the Iranian-backed militia Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), which has repeatedly threatened U.S. forces in the country in support of the fight against Islamic State terrorists. has been given authority. group. Baghdad stands idly by while some of the most belligerent PMF forces, represented by Kataib Hezbollah (KH), threaten attacks on U.S. forces, and is unable to respond to KH's threats. He accused the US government of violating his “sovereignty”.
Iran's colonization of Iraq has accelerated dramatically since its proxy Hamas carried out an unprecedented massacre in Israel on October 7th. Reports in September indicated that Hamas had moved into an office in Baghdad, and that jihadists representing Yemen's Houthi terrorists had also relocated. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Iraq on his first overseas trip since taking office, and his visit coincided with Iraq's pressure on the US government to deport the country.
In his speech, al-Sudani appeared to pinpoint the type of threat Iran poses to the world, but he did not mention Iran and instead focused his criticism on Israel.
He cited “important principles such as sovereignty, territorial integrity, multilateral cooperation and the laws of war” and said “humanitarian law, international humanitarian law, the responsibility to protect and the right to self-determination are being ignored.”
“While the UN Security Council is powerless and has no rules, the world is being pushed into full-scale conflict and conflict,” he lamented.
Al-Sudani condemned the alleged “territorial occupation and annexation” and “brutal invasion” of Lebanon, referring to Israel's operation to drive Hezbollah out of the country. Hezbollah, acting in solidarity with Hamas, made much of northern Israel uninhabitable and displaced an estimated 60,500 civilians.
In contrast, he painted a rosier political picture of Iraq, claiming that there had been “good developments” in the country since the collapse of the Islamic State's caliphate in 2017, including infrastructure improvements and the “restoration of urban life.”
“We have won a victory against terrorism…We will soon honor this victory against this terrorist organization in a joint declaration with our allies and friends,” he promised.
The Prime Minister also urged the international community to “recover the legal and legislative obstacles that some countries have put in place to recover the looted assets that are Iraq's right and to provide a safe haven for corruption-related funds.” “Please support our efforts to eliminate this.”
He concluded by claiming that Iraq is a victim of “climate change,” which will result in “millions of people fleeing in search of stability and a consequent worsening of the social and political crisis.” In order to avoid this, they sought international assistance, possibly of a financial nature. About “desertification.”
