In brief
The delegation’s trip to Tehran on Nov. 8 followed a phone conversation between Trump and al‑Zaidi last week. While the group met Iranian officials for eight hours, they delivered a U.S. message that was not made public. At the same time, Iraq’s prime minister said the country would work to protect its sovereignty and stop its land from being used for attacks against neighboring states.
On Nov. 8, an Iraqi delegation visited Tehran for an eight‑hour mission, during which it relayed a message from U.S. President Donald Trump to Iranian officials. The visit followed a phone call between Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al‑Zaidi that took place the previous week.
The delegation, whose members were not named, held talks with Iranian officials, but the contents of the U.S. message were not disclosed in the reports. No details about who met whom or what was discussed were released to the public.
In a statement released by the Iraqi prime minister’s media office, al‑Zaidi said that the calls with Trump covered the wider regional situation. He highlighted Iraq’s commitment to keeping its borders respected and to preventing the country’s territory from being used as a launch point for attacks against neighboring states.
Both sides stressed the importance of bilateral coordination on current challenges and expressed a shared goal of supporting regional stability through dialogue and diplomacy, according to the statement.
