The Iranian president’s visit to Baghdad is part of Iran’s sincere efforts to help Iraq become a secure, peaceful, and developed country.

President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Iraq comes just a few days after the Tehran mayor visited Baghdad to offer assistance for the reconstruction of the Iraqi capital.
Though Iran seriously opposed the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, it now feels more comfortable because a democratic government which will never invade its neighbors has taken the helm.
However, the U.S. has lost no opportunity to accuse Iran of attempting to destabilize Iraq and views the religious affinities shared by the two nations as a source of instability.
Iraqi officials and citizens know who has helped them over the past five years of instability, which has been caused by the activities of terrorists. Iran was the first country to recognize the Iraqi governing council and to reopen its embassy in Iraq, and the Iranian president’s visit shows that Tehran wants the country to have peace and development.
On the other hand, some Arab countries that consider themselves friends of the U.S. still view Iraq with suspicion, even five years after the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship, and they have only reopened their embassies due to Washington’s pressure.
Clearly, when Iran says it “regards Iraq’s security as its own” it is not just rhetoric