ISIS after waging religious, sectarian wars, Iran president says

Baghdad, March 12, IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the reason behind promotion of ISIS (Daesh) by the enemies was fanning religious and sectarian wars among regional countries. Enemies, by creating and supporting Daesh, wanted to set the region on fire and promote animosity, war and bloodshed among people, President Rouhani said Addressing a meeting of heads of Iraqi tribes on Tuesday. Regional nations with Iraqi people standing on the top have foiled this conspiracy and defeated terrorism, he said, adding it is an honor for Iran to stand by Iraqi people and government. Despite the existing media hype, US and the West had no role in defeating Daesh and they just conducted some fake operations. He warned that terrorism still exists and the Americans have other dreams for the region and are transferring terrorists to other places in the region, including Central Asia, Caucasus and Afghanistan. President Rouhani called for unity and solidarity among regional countries to stand against the current threats. The Iranian president, heading a politico-economic delegation, also arrived in Baghdad, Iraq on Monday. His tour to Iraq is upon the official invitation of the country’s President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi. Exploring avenues for promoting bilateral relations in the political, economic and cultural fields are among the main objectives of the Iranian president’s official visit to Iraq. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish