Iran welcomes US withdrawal from Iraq, demands accountability for 2003 invasion

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Iran's Foreign Ministry welcomed the withdrawal of American and other foreign forces from Iraq, calling it a significant and necessary step for the country's sovereignty and independence. The statement accused the United States of causing irreparable consequences from the 2003 invasion, citing over one million Iraqi deaths, economic damages, Abu Ghraib abuses, and the rise of ISIS, while demanding accountability for alleged crimes. The announcement also paid tribute to Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, killed in a US strike in 2020, marking the end of a long US military chapter amid Washington-Tehran tensions.


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