ISW: Iraq considering deploying forces to border with Iran 

Iraq is considering deploying forces to border regions with Iran, Report informs, quoting from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

According to the Institute, the Iraqi central government may be coordinating with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to partially address Iranian complaints about Kurdish militants in Iraqi Kurdistan: “Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al Sudani announced that the Iraqi central government is considering deploying forces to border regions in response to Iranian drone and missile attacks into Iraqi Kurdistan on November 22. Iraqi central government and KRG officials discussed the recent Iranian and Turkish strikes into Iraqi territory and border security on November 22. Iranian political and security leaders have repeatedly demanded that Iraqi authorities disarm Kurdish militants in Iraqi Kurdistan in recent weeks.”

“The Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Ali Fadavi, noted that around 60 security personnel have died in the protests. Former IRGC Intelligence Organization Chief Hossein Taeb accused the West of plotting to overthrow the regime on November 22. Taeb may seek to use his public image to bolster his efforts at securing a new senior position within the Iranian security establishment,” the ISW said.

The ISW also noted that President Ebrahim Raisi accepted the resignation of Rostam Ghassemi as roads and urban development minister on November 22: “Ghassemi ostensibly resigned due to his poor health. Ghassemi has faced several public controversies, including corruption charges in recent weeks, which may have prompted his removal.”