The Iranian ambassador to Iraq described bilateral relations as “constructive and positive in all areas… We will not interfere in the affairs of Iraq and we have never imposed our policies”. The ambassador further underscored: “Iran has never been involved in targeting the U.S. embassy… We do not support any side in targeting the U.S. embassy. We do not want Iraq to be a battleground for combating the U.S.”. He also suggested that “revenge for the assassination of General Soleimani is not a military action necessarily, rather, the expulsion of American forces from the region can be revenge for General Soleimani’s blood”.