Iraq backs US-Iran talks progress – Shafaq News

Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Friday hailed ongoing efforts to
reach a nuclear understanding between the United States and Iran during a phone
call with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael
Grossi.

The two sides reviewed the proposed framework and its potential
implications for regional security, with attention focused on avoiding
escalation and preserving stability.

The discussion also covered recent incidents affecting several Gulf
countries, with Hussein strongly condemning an attack on the Barakah nuclear
power plant in the United Arab Emirates, while expressing Iraq’s readiness to
work with Gulf States through joint investigative committees to identify those
responsible.

Earlier today, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif revealed that the
United States and Iran had reached a final text for a peace agreement,
describing it as closer to implementation than at any point since negotiations
began.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reinforced that assessment,
noting that the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding “has never been closer”
to entering into force and indicating that further details would be released
later.

Despite signs of progress from both sides, conflicting accounts
continued to emerge over the substance of the arrangement and how close it is
to completion. A senior US administration official previously informed Shafaq
News that the understanding would require Iran to remove its existing stockpile
of nuclear material and dismantle infrastructure associated with its nuclear
program.

Neither Washington nor Tehran has publicly released the text of the
proposed accord.