Iraq’s Nujaba Vows Support for Iranians in Coronavirus Battle
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The representative of the secretary-general of Iraq’s al-Nujaba Movement said the Shiite resistance group will spare no effort to assist Iranians in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
In an interview with Tasnim, Seyed Abbas al-Moussavi said members of the Nujaba Movement are ready to dedicate their lives to helping the Islamic Republic in the battle with COVID-19.
Iraqis owe a lot to Iran, he said, stressing that the two neighbors are like brothers.
“We will stand by the noble people of Iran ... and help them in the battle with the virus,” al-Moussavi underscored, saying it is impossible to return the favor that Iran has done Iraqis in the past.
He also pointed to the voluntary plans that the Nujaba members have carried out in the Iranian city of Qom, such as disinfection of the public places and distribution of foodstuff among the needy families, asking the Iranian authorities to give Nujaba the addresses of Iranian coronavirus patients who are unable to get out of the house, so that the Iraqi volunteers will provide them with aid packages.
Back in February, the spokesperson for Nujaba Movement lauded Iran for providing humanitarian assistance for the Iraqi students who had been stuck in China after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Hailing Iran for transferring the Iraqi students from China and providing them with medical care, Nasr al-Shammari said such move revealed that the Islamic Republic has great respect for the humanitarian values and avoids sectarianism.
