Qom - Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has said that security in Iraq and Iran are inseparable.

Aytollah Makarem Shirazi made the remarks in a meeting on Monday with the visiting leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, Ammar Hakim, the elder son of the late leader of Iraq’s largest Shiite party Abdel-Aziz Hakim.
“I am surprised to hear some countries saying Iran helps terrorists in Iraq, while Iraq’s peace and security is our security and the two countries are not separable,” Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi explained.
He also said, “Now, a Good unity has been created between Muslims in Iraq as you (Ammar Hakim) and your friends are vigilant.”
He called on all Iraqi political parties to band together and move in one direction.
The ayatollah also warned that the enemy is promoting Iranophobia and Iraqophobia, expressing hope that the two countries could thwart the enemy’s efforts through joint cooperation.
Everyone should be aware of the enemy’s plots and this fact that the enemy is greedy about Iraq, he added.
In a separate meeting with Ammar Hakim on Monday, Ayatollah Ali Safi Golpaygani said Iraqi independence and dignity is largely dependent on Iraqi marja’ taqlids (Shia clerics who are regarded as sources of emulation).
He urged all Iraqis to follow guidelines set by marja’ taqlids in Najaf to retain their independence and respect.
Ammar Hakim, for his part, thanked Qom’s clerics and ulema for paying great attention to the current issues facing Iraq