🎥 Iraq: We did not violate the agreement/ If they want to check us again, we welcome it.
Ogobi Syed Abbas Irakchi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said with the program of the meeting to the press:
Irakchi: At the same time, we are ready for diplomacy. A perfectly reasonable plan is now on the table. If they reject it without any reason, it is their responsibility. Of course, I must say that although we have heard from President Trump that he has rejected this agreement, we are still waiting for an official response through mediators.
Moderator: I should point out that you say they violated the previous agreement. Iran fired for the first time at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. But let me ask, because you don't seem to have much faith in diplomacy. Do you trust President Trump?
Iraqi: First of all, we did not violate the agreement. They broke it before. But if this is their narrative and they believe we violated the agreement, then why did they attack us on the ground? They could invoke Section 12 of the Memorandum; The section intended for this new settlement mechanism.
Moderator: But regarding my question: Do you trust President Trump?
🔹Iraqi: We trust ourselves. We are ready for both diplomacy and war. They tested us in both areas. They tested us twice in the form of their aggression, and if they want to test us again, we welcome it.
🔹 They also tested us in the field of diplomacy. In 2015 we reached an agreement and we are still committed to this agreement. The United States is the one that left without any justification.
Now we have reached an agreement and they have left it. They violated it without any justification. However, we still have an offer. If they really want an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, now it is possible. We offered a seven-day program. We are asking them to take certain actions that we believe they can do within four or five days.
Then on the sixth day the strait will be opened and on the seventh day we will renew the negotiations with them to reach the final agreement.