Speaking at a meeting with the head of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Seyed Ammar al-Hakim here in Tehran today, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the ongoing crises in the region are linked to the Western conspiracies which aim to guarantee their grip on the regional states.
He underlined the necessity for regional nations to be vigilant against the enemies' plots aimed at stoking conflict among them.
"Solidarity, integrity and attention to people' conventional rights constitute the best solution to countering the enemies' conspiracy."
During the meeting, Hakim stated that arrogant powers are intent on triggering ethnic and sectarian conflict in Iraq to reach their own spiteful objectives in the country.
Iraq has in recent days turned into the scene of political conflicts and unrests in a number of provinces. Regional observers blame certain Arab countries of the region for the chaos.
Several anti-government demonstrations have been held in Iraq since December 23, 2012, when bodyguards of Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi were arrested on terrorism-related charges.
Earlier this month, a senior Iraqi legislator said that the meddling of the Saudi, Turkish and Qatari spy agencies in Iraq has derailed the rallies held in the country in the last few weeks from their legal path.
"The rallies which started in Iraq's Western districts were spontaneous and the demonstrators had legal demands but the interference of the Saudi, Qatari and Turkish plots turned the protests into the current (violent) form," Representative of Iraqi Kurdistan region in the parliament Mahmoud Othman was quoted as saying by Boratha news agency.
He said that meeting the demands raised during the rallies is not possible since they are sectarian demands and reflect the will of the foreign sides.
Also in January, a senior Iraqi legislator called on the Baghdad government to lodge a complaint with the UN and the Arab League against Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey for stirring and meddling in the recent unrests in Iraq's al-Anbar province.
"There is certain pieces of information showing that Saudi Arabia and Qatar support the rallies in Iraq and that the rallies are planned and financed by Turkey," Aliya Nassif said in a statement at the time.
"The existing information indicates that huge amounts of money have been spent on provoking such rallies in Iraq in a move to repeat the Syrian experience this time in Iraq," she said, calling on the Iraqi government to pursue the case with the relevant international bodies.
"In case of proving the authenticity of the information, the Iraqi foreign ministry should comply with its duty and file lawsuits against these governments and sides at the Arab League and the UN to prevent foreign intervention in Iraq's internal affairs," Nassif said.
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