Iran and Iraq signed a joint security memorandum of understanding in Baghdad on August 11, establishing intelligence sharing, coordinated border patrols, and counter-smuggling operations along their 1,450 km shared border. The agreement was signed by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani and Iraq’s National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji in the presence of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. This memorandum builds on a security treaty signed by both nations on March 19, 2023, which committed Iraq to disarming and relocating armed groups from border areas. The pact primarily aims to address Iran’s concerns about armed Iranian Kurdish opposition groups operating from Iraqi territory, particularly from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.
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