Iraq says Iran deal sign of �common will� to defeat IS

AFP, TEHRAN: Iran's nuclear deal with world powers is a sign of a common will to end conflict in the region and defeat the Islamic State jihadist group, Iraq's premier said Wednesday.
"Daesh seeks to drag our region into perpetual conflict," Haider al-Abadi said on social media, using an Arabic acronym for IS.
"The Iran deal expresses a common will to bring peace and security to our region," the prime minister said.
IS controls large parts of Iraq and Syria and has, over the past year, spread to other countries such as Egypt and Libya, where its franchises are also wreaking havoc.
Iran and major powers, led by the US, sealed a historic deal Tuesday in Vienna aimed at ensuring Tehran does not obtain the nuclear bomb, easing the Islamic republic's international isolation.
The accord aims to resolve a 13-year standoff over Iran's nuclear ambitions after repeated diplomatic failures and threats of military action.
In Iraq, Washington and Tehran have been competing to be Baghdad's top partner in the battle to regain the ground lost to the jihadists last year. The United States, which occupied Iraq for more than eight years after removing former president Saddam Hussein in 2003, is leading an international coalition that carries out daily air strikes.
It also has thousands of trainers and advisers on the ground, helping the Iraqi military rebuild after the June 2014 debacle that saw IS capture Iraq's second city Mosul and almost a third of the country.

Iraq says Iran deal sign of �common will� to defeat IS

AFP, TEHRAN: Irans nuclear deal with world powers is a sign of a common will to end conflict in the region and defeat the Islamic State jihadist group, Iraqs premier said Wednesday. Daesh seeks to drag our region into perpetual conflict, Haider al-Abadi said on social media, using an Arabic acronym for IS. The Iran deal expresses a common will to bring peace and security to our region, the prime minister said. IS controls large parts of Iraq and Syria and has, over the past year, spread to other countries such as Egypt and Libya, where its franchises are also wreaking havoc. Iran and major powers, led by the US, sealed a historic deal Tuesday in Vienna aimed at ensuring Tehran does not obtain the nuclear bomb, easing the Islamic republics international isolation. The accord aims to resolve a 13-year standoff over Irans nuclear ambitions after repeated diplomatic failures and threats of military action. In Iraq, Washington and Tehran have been competing to be Baghdads top partner in the battle to regain the ground lost to the jihadists last year. The United States, which occupied Iraq for more than eight years after removing former president Saddam Hussein in 2003, is leading an international coalition that carries out daily air strikes. It also has thousands of trainers and advisers on the ground, helping the Iraqi military rebuild after the June 2014 debacle that saw IS capture Iraqs second city Mosul and almost a third of the country.