Iraq seeks to host talks between Iran and Gulf states, FM says

Baghdad's offer to host Iranian-Gulf talks is notable less for any diplomatic breakthrough than for the venue: Iraq positioning itself as a broker while chairing an OIC session that produced the Baghdad Declaration. That matters for Gulf-Iran de-escalation channels, which have largely run through other intermediaries, and it gives Iraq a diplomatic role beyond its usual balancing act. The open question is whether contact translates into an actual meeting, and whether the OIC declaration provides any substantive framework or remains symbolic.