29 Mar 2024
Tuesday 19 March 2019 - 10:32
Story Code : 342868

What Rouhanis visit to Iraq tells us about Irans Syria policy

Al Monitor | : Iranian President Hassan Rouhanis recent landmark trip to Iraq was closely monitored and discussed from various aspects by the media and analysts around the world. Some observers put their focus on the bilateral aspect, talking about the importance of the visit in terms of Irans growing influence in Iraq, while others analyzed it within the context of Irans plans to overcome the US sanctions. There have been also debates on the meaning of Rouhanis trip for internal political divisions in Iran and Iraq.

But a largely ignored and yet very important aspect of the Iranian presidents three-day visit to Iraq is the explicit and implicit implications of the trip for Irans policy in Syria.

The first point in this regard is related to Irans plans for the process of Syrias postwar reconstruction. After concluding a number of economic agreements and memorandums of understanding with the Syrian government over the past several months, it seems that Iran is moving forward with more concrete plan for playing an active role in Syrias reconstruction.

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