Is IRI Planning for
Unification with Iraq, Second Edition
Sam Ghandchi
http://www.ghandchi.com/2762-iri-goal-in-iraq-english.htm
آیا رژیم اسلامی برای ادغام ایران و عراق برنامه دارد، ویرایش دوم
http://www.ghandchi.com/2762-iri-goal-in-iraq.htm
There are rumors that the goal of Islamic Regime of Iran (IRI), in
Iraq, is to merge the two countries into one. Although IRI officially
rejects the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan and supports the integrity of Iraq,
but it has kept very close ties with both Barzani and
Talabani factions of Iraqi Kurds, as well as the Arab political and religious
elite in Iraq's central government. Iran's pan-Iranists who
are not pro-IRI and also reject separatism in Iran, have considered the
independence of Iraqi Kurdistan as a stepping stone to create a Confederation of
Greater Iran. There are factions in IRI that consider the unification of Iran
and Iraq as an antidote to separatist movements inside Iran and Iraq. It is hard
to predict the long term impact of such currents towards Iran-Iraq
confederalism, and
unification of the two countries,
which may even encompass Syria.
The topic of
confederalism, and the danger of a civil
war in its aftermath, was
discussed in 2009.
Hoping for a democratic and secular futurist republic in Iran,
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July 9, 2019
*This article was originally
published two years ago on July 12, 2017 and this second edition is being
published with minor editorial changes in the text.
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