Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Monday Tehran wants Iraq’s Kurdistan region to support the Iraqi government against the terrorist groups.

He noted Tehran will discuss mutual relations as well as the latest developments in Iraq regarding the terrorist activities of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) known as Daesh with Nichirvan Barzani, the visiting prime minister of Kurdistan Regional Government.



Talking to IRNA, Amir-Abdollahian confirmed that Tehran had conferred with UK on Iraq developments.



On June 10, the ISIL militants took control of Mosul, which was followed by the fall of Tikrit, located 140 kilometers (87 miles) northwest of the capital. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes since then.

The ISIL militants have vowed to continue their raid toward Baghdad.

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