West cannot tolerate stable, united Iraq: Iran MP
Iranian lawmaker Seyyed Baqer Hosseini says the West cannot tolerate a stable and united Iraq and wants to break the country into three regions.
“The Western conspiracy to ignite an ethnic and religious war in Iraq by establishing think tanks in some regional countries shows the influence of a peaceful Iraq on regional developments,” Husseini said on Friday.
The lawmaker added that the West seeks to preoccupy the Iraqi government with internal problems and prevent it from playing a role in regional developments.
Referring to the bombings carried out in different parts of Iraq, Husseini said dividing Iraq into Kurdish, Shia and Sunni regions is a Western plot which is being supported by certain currents in the Arab nation.
The lawmaker warned that the agents of foreign powers are infiltrating the ranks of protesters to get them to clash with the security forces in order to worsen the situation.
Husseini urged Iraqis to show self-restraint and prevent reactionary regional states, which are aiding the West in its conspiracies, from succeeding.
Violence has increased in Iraq since December 2011, when an arrest warrant was issued for the fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, who has been charged with running a death squad targeting Iraqi officials and Shia Muslims.
The government has stepped up efforts to boost security across the country over the past few months.
Source: presstv.com
