{"id":731,"date":"2017-09-17T14:48:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T14:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/shamkhani-iran-only-recognizes-united-iraqi-government\/"},"modified":"2017-09-17T14:48:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T14:48:26","slug":"shamkhani-iran-only-recognizes-united-iraqi-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/shamkhani-iran-only-recognizes-united-iraqi-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Shamkhani: Iran only recognizes united Iraqi government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi..com\">madaresharghi<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"lide\">A senior Iranian official warned that any \u201cillegal\u201d separatist move in Iraq would escalate insecurity in the country and across the region, saying the Islamic Republic only recognizes a united, undivided and federal Iraqi government.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"80\">\n<p>\n\tSecretary of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani on Sunday expressed the Islamic Republic\u2019s opposition to a referendum on the independence of Iraq\u2019s semiautonomous Kurdistan region, saying the plan would fail to safeguard this region\u2019s interests, Press TV reported.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe added that the referendum would lead to the emergence of new threats against the Kurdistan region and make the situation a lot more complicated.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAt a time when Iraq is nearing the final phase of the full elimination of Takfiri terrorists thanks to the efforts and sacrifices of the country\u2019s people, including the Arabs, Kurds and Turkmens, such illegal measures would undoubtedly have negative impacts on the security of the country, particularly the Kurdistan region, and the entire region, he pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tShamkhani said Iran has an \u201cunchangeable\u201d stance on the importance of maintaining Iraq\u2019s territorial integrity and unity, adding, \u201cAny disruption to this strategic principle would lead to the review of and serious shift in the trend of the existing cooperation between Iran and Iraq\u2019s Kurdistan region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe emphasized that the legitimacy of Iran\u2019s border crossings with the Iraqi Kurdistan region hinges only upon the fact that the Kurdish areas are a part of an undivided Iraq and said the Islamic Republic would shut all border crossings and terminate military and security agreements if the semiautonomous region secedes from Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe plebiscite is scheduled for September 25 to gauge support for the possible secession of Iraq\u2019s Kurdistan region.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Iraqi Parliament voted on September 12 to reject a Kurdish independence referendum, requiring Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the central government in Baghdad to \u201ctake all steps to protect the unity of Iraq and open a serious dialogue\u201d with Kurdish leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOn Friday, Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers approved holding the secession vote in the face of fierce opposition from the central government in Baghdad, the United Nations and the US.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRegional powers like Iran and Turkey have repeatedly expressed concerns about the planned referendum by the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), arguing that it could create further instability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>madaresharghi A senior Iranian official warned that any \u201cillegal\u201d separatist move in Iraq would escalate insecurity in the country and across the region, saying the Islamic Republic only recognizes a united, undivided and federal Iraqi government. 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