Iranian Ambassador Claims Iraq Agreed to Expel or Hand Over Iranian Kurdish Party Members Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad, Mohammed Kazem Al-e Sadegh, has claimed that Iraq agreed to expel Iranian Kurdish opposition parties from the country or hand their members over to Tehran. The claim followed a joint security meeting in Baghdad, but the Iraqi statement issued after the talks made no mention of such an agreement. In a post on X on Monday, October 19, 2026, Al-e Sadegh said the agreement was reached during a joint security committee meeting attended by an Iranian delegation and Iraq’s national security advisor. He described the Kurdish groups as “separatists.” His remarks represent the Iranian account of the meeting, while the Iraqi statement did not confirm any agreement to expel or hand over party members. The meeting was chaired by Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Aboudi and attended by Iranian officials and a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government. According to Aboudi’s office, discussions focused on unresolved issues and problems identified in earlier meetings. The statement stressed coordination between Baghdad, Erbil and Tehran and practical steps to implement their security agreement. The ambassador’s claim comes after Aboudi told Rudaw in an interview published on October 13 that Baghdad remained committed to resolving the issue of Iranian Kurdish parties in the Kurdistan Region peacefully. He said Iraq had built camps away from the Iranian border for party members and their families and was working with the United Nations on asylum applications for thousands of people. Aboudi also condemned attacks on the Kurdistan Region and said he would raise the need to stop them during the meeting with Iranian officials. At the same time, he stressed that Iraq would not allow its territory to be used to attack neighboring countries. The presence of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in the Kurdistan Region has been a central issue in the security agreement signed by Baghdad and Tehran in March 2023. According to published reports, Iraq committed to securing the border, disarming the groups and moving them away from areas near Iran. In September that year, Baghdad announced that their border bases had been evacuated and their members moved to designated locations. The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, Komala (different factions) and the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) are among the parties with bases in the Kurdistan Region. Despite the measures announced under the security agreement, attacks on their positions have continued. Official statement from the Iraqi National Security Advisor’s Office nsa.gov.iq/news/view/918/%D8…