Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi Foreign Minister, warned of premature withdrawal of the Multi National Forces from Iraq and meddling of the Iranian regime in this country and said: ‘ Intervention by Iran would suck neighbouring Sunni Arab countries and Turkey into a regional conflict.’, reported Times daily.
Hoshyar Zebari told Times of London: ‘ If London and Washington decide prematurely to withdraw their troops from Iraq: a bloodbath as the country breaks up, neighbours sucked into a regional conflict, an oil crisis and a new terrorist haven far deadlier than Afghanistan.’
The Iraqi Foreign Minister expressed concern that it could herald a hasty withdrawal of all British troops from Iraq. That would trigger a “free for all” among the heavily armed militias battling for control of Basra and southern Iraq’s huge oil revenues. Without those revenues Iraq would come to a standstill.’