The Iraqi authorities have denied this Friday that Baghdad has offered to mediate between the United States and Iran to end hostilities, thus disavowing the information disseminated by the American newspaper 'The New York Times' after the visit of the Prime Minister of Iraq, Ali al Zaidi, to Tehran.
"The Prime Minister's Press Office states that the allegations contained in the news are completely unfounded and have no relation to reality," the office of Al Zaidi pointed out in a statement.
According to the American newspaper, which cited close sources, Al Zaidi would have been used by Trump to convey a new ceasefire proposal to the Iranian authorities, which was ultimately rejected.
In response, the Iraqi government has insisted on the need for the media to rely on official sources and avoid disseminating "unverified information or attributed to anonymous sources."
Shortly after, the special envoy of the United States for the region, Tom Barrack, has supported the version offered by the office of the Iraqi Prime Minister, emphasizing that "Iraq clarifies the facts."
During his visit this Thursday to the Iranian capital, Al Zaidi agreed with the President of Iran, Masud Pezeshkian, to strengthen bilateral cooperation in a regional scenario marked by the war launched by the United States.