The Al-Hura network cited a source in Iraq's Foreign Ministry and reported that the Islamic Republic appointed Abdul Reza Masgarian, commander of the Ramadan base of the IRGC's Quds Force, as its new ambassador to Baghdad. He is supposed to succeed Muhammad Kazem al-Sadaq, the current ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iraq, but the date of his assignment is not yet known.
Mesgarian, who holds the rank of lieutenant colonel, is currently responsible for the security coordination between Tehran, Baghdad and Erbil, and according to the United Against Nuclear Iran organization, he is also responsible for coordinating with Iraqi armed groups close to Tehran.
Maskarian's introduction comes as al-Hura reported last week, citing Iraqi government sources, that Muhammad Kazem al-Sadg, the Islamic Republic's ambassador to Baghdad, had urged Iraqi tribal chiefs to put pressure on the government and the ruling coalition "coordination framework" with the Iranian border to reopen the al-S border with Iran.