Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Khadimi became the first foreign leader to visit Iran under the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi. The visit signals Raisi’s prioritizing of neighboring countries over Western countries.
After their meeting, Raisi said that Iran and Iraq’s relations go beyond issues of a shared border, and that they are “deep relations” of people-to-people and government-to-government on a number of issues, including faith. "Despite the wishes of the enemy, there is room for relations to grow," he added.
