Iran's state news agency IRNA reports that Mohammad Majid al-Sheikh presented his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi today. His presentation came as the two countries raised their diplomatic ties to the ambassadorial level.
Al-Sheikh is a member of the Supreme Assembly for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. The Shi'a group was based in Tehran during the rule of President Saddam Hussein, whose country waged a 1980-1988 war against Iran.
(AFP)
Al-Sheikh is a member of the Supreme Assembly for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. The Shi'a group was based in Tehran during the rule of President Saddam Hussein, whose country waged a 1980-1988 war against Iran.
(AFP)
