"US and Zionist regime are behind Iraq's recent unrests and the rebellion originated from Washington's plot to divide Muslims for creating situation similar to Syria," Ayatollah Jannati said, addressing a large and fervent congregation of worshippers on Tehran University Campus on Friday.

He added that the United States and Israel are trying to throw Iraq into chaos and civil war.

"The United States and the Zionist regime have devised a plot for Iraq and seek to ignite the flames of sedition and civil war in the country."

Ayatollah Jannati added that the people of Iraq should remain vigilant and not pay attention to the enemy efforts which aim to sow discord among Iraqis.

Earlier, a prominent Iraqi strategy analyst said that targeting the political trend in Iraq is actually a part of the broader plot against the region which is known as the Greater Middle-East plan and aimed to pressure the countries which are in the resistance front against Israel and the US.

Ahmad al-Sharifi told FNA earlier this month that the recent rallies in different cities of Iraq are also a part of the plot to pressure the Iraqi government to give up its independent and progressive political performance.

Source: FarsNews