Reset Intelligence: Iraq’s Secret Trip to Tehran
By Reset Intelligence | @EXIT_FIAT
On Friday, Iraq’s Prime Minister made an unannounced trip to Tehran. A source close to the visit says he carried a proposal from Trump to end the war.
By Monday, Qatar’s Prime Minister was at the White House with an interim deal, and Trump said: “Iran militarily is effectively over.”
The trip
Ali al-Zaidi spent several hours with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, who also leads Iran’s negotiating team. Iraq’s ambassador to Iran called the trip private and unannounced, about lowering tension and stopping the conflict from spreading. Iranian media put the head of the Popular Mobilization Forces in the delegation. That is yet to be confirmed.
What else moved
- The deal – regional reporting says Iran has accepted these terms: Hormuz reopens, the tanker attacks stop, Washington lifts the blockade, and $8 billion of Iranian money frozen in Qatar is released. Neither government has confirmed it. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Iran’s terms unacceptable.
- The blockade – stays on. Trump says Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait “would prefer the status quo”.
- The drones – Rubio says Saudi Arabia has been attacked not only from Yemen but from Iraq, by militias Iran backs. On Monday a drone hit Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline near Medina.
- The budget – Baghdad’s cabinet sits Tuesday, and the 2027 budget is not expected to be on the table. Erbil wants 14.14% of it, and the draft offers 12.67%.
- The street – Baghdad’s exchanges closed Monday near 168,800 IQD for $100, against the Central Bank’s 152,000. Al-Sheeb, a crossing with Iran shut since October 21, reopens Tuesday.
The question
Iran is reported to be sending a Revolutionary Guard commander to run its embassy in Baghdad. Why him, and why now?
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