Iranian parliamentary speaker visits Iraq amid militia disarmament tensions
Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf visited Baghdad and held meetings with Iraqi leaders. Headlines describe the visit as occurring ahead of a disarmament deadline and as highlighting Iran’s role in Iraq’s militia standoff.
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Why it matters
The visit could affect Iran-Iraq relations and the politically sensitive issue of armed groups in Iraq.
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- Iran's Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf arrives in Iraq for three-day visit ↗thenationalnews.com · Recorded source date: Aug 19, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC
- Ghalibaf's visit puts Iran's role in Iraq's militia standoff under spotlight ↗middle-east-online.com · Recorded source date: Aug 19, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC
- Iran's top negotiator Qalibaf visits Iraq ↗arabnews.com · Recorded source date: Aug 19, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC
- Speaker Qalibaf hails Iraqi Resistance as major source of strength for Iran and Iraq ↗presstv.co.uk · Recorded source date: Aug 19, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC
- Iran's Ghalibaf makes high-level visit to Iraq ahead of disarmament deadline - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012 ↗al-monitor.com · Recorded source date: Aug 19, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC
- Iran's Ghalibaf Calls for 'New Order' in Iraq as Tehran Pushes Militias To Resist Disarmament ↗themedialine.org · Article published: Aug 20, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC
- Iran backs Iraq's sovereignty as Baghdad seeks to bring militias under state control ↗economictimes.indiatimes.com · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC
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