mo4ch:>Baghdad to send diplomatic teams to help ‘halt’ US-Iran tensions – PM | Mo4ch News

Iraq will send diplomatic delegations to both Tehran and Washington, its prime minister has said, after weeks of military posturing and insult trading has prompted fears of open conflict between the two rivals.Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said the teams' aim was to help “halt tensions” between the US and Iran. It’s not an official mediation though. Iraq considers both Iran and the US as allies, with both giving substantial support to Baghdad in its battle against Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists.Also on rt.comWar with Iran could send oil prices to $250 per barrel“Iraq is making high-level contact, and its view to resolve the crisis is so close to the European view,” Mahdi said, referring to many European nations’ who want normalized relations with Iran. He added that both US and Iranian officials had confirmed to him that they do not want conflict with each other.Mahdi’s push for de-escalation follows calls by several influential Iraqi Shia leaders against any mili…