Islam Times - Iran - It is our duty to stand with Iraq and oppose terrorism

Islam Times - An Iranian official called on the Iraqi government, army, and people from all walks of life to grow more united to create a stronger front against the terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and their foreign supporters who try to disturb the country's territorial integrity.

"I caution the Iraqi statesmen to take lesson from Ukraine's recent political developments," Hamid Aboutalebi, the Iranian President's Deputy Chief of Staff, wrote on his Twitter account on Friday.

He further compared Iraq's present conditions with Ukraine's conditions before segregation of Crimea, and said, "If the Iraqi people and leaders do not show sufficient wisdom and do not take warnings as serious, Iraq will face a similar fate like Ukraine."

On Friday, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called on the Muslim nations to keep vigilant against the plots hatched by the enemies to disunite and weaken them.

“The flames of violence and extremism are flaring across the Muslim world, and ignorance and extremism have cleared the way for the realization of the longtime plot of the enemies of Islam in sowing discord and causing sectarian and tribal strife,” President Rouhani said in a message.

His message was addressed to Muslim heads of state and governments in the run-up to the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which starts in Islamic countries on Saturday or Sunday.