After the war, the two countries are still in a hostile state. 1990 After the Gulf crisis broke out, Iraq officially announced its withdrawal from Iranian territory on August 17 of that year, and the two countries resumed diplomatic relations on June 10. Although the two countries have made active efforts to improve relations since then, there are still differences in some areas.
After 2000, the relations between Iran and Iraq improved obviously, especially after the "9. 1 1" incident, because the United States included it in the list of "axis of evil" countries, the political and economic exchanges and cooperation between the two sides continued to strengthen.
After the United States launched the Iraq war on March 20, 2003, Iran strongly opposed the military actions of the United States and its military presence in the Gulf region, and called on the United Nations to play a leading role in the reconstruction of Iraq and the formation of the future government. After the Iraq war, Iran actively supported Iraq's reconstruction, provided assistance to each other and strengthened economic cooperation. The political and economic relations between Iran and Iraq are gradually warming up.
In 2005, relations between Iran and Iraq accelerated. In May of that year, the Iraqi Transitional Government was established. Jaafari, the leader of the pro-Iranian Shia Dawa Party, is in charge of the government. In order to show support for the Jaafari government, Iranian Foreign Minister kharrazi visited Iraq in mid-May, becoming the highest-ranking Iranian official to visit Iraq after the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. In July, Prime Minister Jaafari of the Iraqi Transitional Government visited Iran. 165438+ 10 In October, Iraqi President Talabani visited Iran, becoming the first Iraqi head of state to visit Iran in the past 40 years.
After 2006, the relationship between Iran and Iraq continued to heat up. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited Iran twice in September 2006 and August 2007. On June 5438+065438+ 10, 2006, Iraqi President Talabani visited Iran again after a year, seeking to expand bilateral cooperation in various fields. The exchange of high-level visits between the two countries has further promoted the development of bilateral relations.
Historically, there have been ethnic conflicts, sectarian conflicts, territorial disputes and various disputes left over from history between the two countries. The main reason.