Ayatollah Sayyed Yassin Mousavi, the Friday prayer imam of Baghdad and a prominent professor at the Najaf Ashraf Seminary, emphasized in his Friday prayer sermons this week, referring to the critical stage that Iraq is in after the elections, that choosing a prime minister who is "committed to the country's independence, patriotic, self-sacrificing, and unconcerned with personal interests" is the first condition for the success of the upcoming stage.
Publish dateSaturday 29 November 2025 - 14:25
Story Code : 338508
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): In his Friday prayer sermons this week in Baghdad, referring to the current critical stage of Iraq after the parliamentary elections, Ayatollah Sayyed Yassin Mousavi called choosing a prime minister who is "independent, patriotic, self-sacrificing, and unconcerned with personal interests" the first condition for the success of the future government.
He expressed regret over the actions of some political movements that, despite receiving high votes, “opened the door to candidacy for anyone and everyone,” and expressed surprise at the nomination of more than two hundred candidates for the post of prime minister—including people with corruption cases or a history of inefficiency in previous positions.
Ayatollah Mousavi announced that two specialized committees were closely examining the candidates’ files and that the names being circulated in the media were “completely inaccurate.” He added that some of the political programs presented by the candidates “have no relation to the concept of national sovereignty,” and some of them even talked about dissolving the Popular Mobilization Forces or completely integrating them into the Ministry of Defense, which he called an “unforgivable mistake.”
The Friday prayer leader in Baghdad emphasized that the Popular Mobilization Forces “are not a temporary or government project, but rather the main factor in Iraq’s survival and saving its people from complete collapse to ISIS.”
Ayatollah Mousavi warned that those who want to eliminate the Popular Mobilization Forces “ignore that this force was the only barrier that stood against the advance of ISIS, at a time when army divisions collapsed – despite spending billions of dollars.” He recalled that cities were falling one after another and ISIS attacks had reached the gates of Baghdad, “and if it were not for the fatwa of Jihad Kifa’i of the Marja’yit, the fate of Iraq would have been different.”
The Friday prayer leader of Baghdad stressed that the presence of the Popular Mobilization Forces remains “a real necessity to protect the political system and safeguard what remains of the country’s sovereignty.” He added that some American officials and institutions and their affiliated movements are trying to weaken the Popular Mobilization Forces, because “this force is a barrier against the political and security collapse of Iraq at the hands of the Zionist regime and the United States.” He stressed that the Iraqi people “will not allow the Popular Mobilization Forces to be attacked and will defend it and the rights of its fighters with all their might.”
In another part of his speech, Ayatollah Mousavi described the previous government as “the worst government since the fall of the former regime” and considered its performance to be the main factor in weakening Iraq’s sovereignty and surrendering to the will of the United States. He revealed that some foreign governments and movements were waiting for the extension of that government’s term “to complete the project of normalizing and handing over Iraq to the Zionist regime – like some neighboring countries.”
The prominent professor of the Najaf Ashraf Seminary added that Iraq had lost some of its independence in recent years due to “dependence on Washington’s financial management.” According to him, the United States does not allow Iraq to pay its debts to creditor countries “so that Iraq’s assets remain under Washington’s protection and control,” while Iraq has the capacity to pay these debts; as it previously paid $53 billion to Kuwait, but now “the American veto is preventing it from escaping this domination.”
The Friday prayer leader of Baghdad, referring to the country’s economic problems, stressed that the continued financial restrictions on Iraq within the framework of the US financial system have disabled this state of economic independence and that the new government must find a “radical solution” for it. He also recalled the repeated electricity and water crises, adding that the United States is exerting pressure on energy and that Turkey continues to deprive Iraq of its share of water resources.
He considered Turkey’s policies based on “reviving Ottoman rule” and said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “still considers Iraq a subordinate part of the Ottoman Caliphate.” He warned that negligence towards this approach would threaten the country’s security and sovereignty.
Referring to the election results, Ayatollah Mousavi explained that the Shiites – who won 197 seats despite low participation – were the majority in the country and “it is their natural right to play a major role in governing the country, like other components.” He called the assignment of sensitive positions such as the presidency, foreign affairs, and finance to Kurdish figures – while their population is only 9 to 12 percent – “illogical,” and emphasized that demanding Shiite rights is “not a sectarian movement, but the natural rights of the majority.”
He added that the words of those who say “the state is Shiite,” while the Shiites themselves are deprived of their rights, are “misleading and incorrect.” Ayatollah Mousavi said the next stage should be based on “real balance and justice for all without bargaining over sovereignty.”
At the end of the sermons, Ayatollah Seyyed Yassin Mousavi called on the new government to cancel projects that the previous government had implemented to “serve the Zionist regime,” including oil and gas transfer projects or attempts to hand over the management of the Faw port to companies affiliated with Emirati-Israeli circles. He emphasized that the country needs “a new approach based on real, not formal, sovereignty.”
Ayatollah Mousavi also called for building a powerful army with diverse weapons based on cooperation with all countries in the world, and emphasized that Iraq's security will be stable when "the country's political and military decisions are freed from the shackles of foreigners."
He expressed regret over the actions of some political movements that, despite receiving high votes, “opened the door to candidacy for anyone and everyone,” and expressed surprise at the nomination of more than two hundred candidates for the post of prime minister—including people with corruption cases or a history of inefficiency in previous positions.
Ayatollah Mousavi announced that two specialized committees were closely examining the candidates’ files and that the names being circulated in the media were “completely inaccurate.” He added that some of the political programs presented by the candidates “have no relation to the concept of national sovereignty,” and some of them even talked about dissolving the Popular Mobilization Forces or completely integrating them into the Ministry of Defense, which he called an “unforgivable mistake.”
The Friday prayer leader in Baghdad emphasized that the Popular Mobilization Forces “are not a temporary or government project, but rather the main factor in Iraq’s survival and saving its people from complete collapse to ISIS.”
Ayatollah Mousavi warned that those who want to eliminate the Popular Mobilization Forces “ignore that this force was the only barrier that stood against the advance of ISIS, at a time when army divisions collapsed – despite spending billions of dollars.” He recalled that cities were falling one after another and ISIS attacks had reached the gates of Baghdad, “and if it were not for the fatwa of Jihad Kifa’i of the Marja’yit, the fate of Iraq would have been different.”
The Friday prayer leader of Baghdad stressed that the presence of the Popular Mobilization Forces remains “a real necessity to protect the political system and safeguard what remains of the country’s sovereignty.” He added that some American officials and institutions and their affiliated movements are trying to weaken the Popular Mobilization Forces, because “this force is a barrier against the political and security collapse of Iraq at the hands of the Zionist regime and the United States.” He stressed that the Iraqi people “will not allow the Popular Mobilization Forces to be attacked and will defend it and the rights of its fighters with all their might.”
In another part of his speech, Ayatollah Mousavi described the previous government as “the worst government since the fall of the former regime” and considered its performance to be the main factor in weakening Iraq’s sovereignty and surrendering to the will of the United States. He revealed that some foreign governments and movements were waiting for the extension of that government’s term “to complete the project of normalizing and handing over Iraq to the Zionist regime – like some neighboring countries.”
The prominent professor of the Najaf Ashraf Seminary added that Iraq had lost some of its independence in recent years due to “dependence on Washington’s financial management.” According to him, the United States does not allow Iraq to pay its debts to creditor countries “so that Iraq’s assets remain under Washington’s protection and control,” while Iraq has the capacity to pay these debts; as it previously paid $53 billion to Kuwait, but now “the American veto is preventing it from escaping this domination.”
The Friday prayer leader of Baghdad, referring to the country’s economic problems, stressed that the continued financial restrictions on Iraq within the framework of the US financial system have disabled this state of economic independence and that the new government must find a “radical solution” for it. He also recalled the repeated electricity and water crises, adding that the United States is exerting pressure on energy and that Turkey continues to deprive Iraq of its share of water resources.
He considered Turkey’s policies based on “reviving Ottoman rule” and said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “still considers Iraq a subordinate part of the Ottoman Caliphate.” He warned that negligence towards this approach would threaten the country’s security and sovereignty.
Referring to the election results, Ayatollah Mousavi explained that the Shiites – who won 197 seats despite low participation – were the majority in the country and “it is their natural right to play a major role in governing the country, like other components.” He called the assignment of sensitive positions such as the presidency, foreign affairs, and finance to Kurdish figures – while their population is only 9 to 12 percent – “illogical,” and emphasized that demanding Shiite rights is “not a sectarian movement, but the natural rights of the majority.”
He added that the words of those who say “the state is Shiite,” while the Shiites themselves are deprived of their rights, are “misleading and incorrect.” Ayatollah Mousavi said the next stage should be based on “real balance and justice for all without bargaining over sovereignty.”
At the end of the sermons, Ayatollah Seyyed Yassin Mousavi called on the new government to cancel projects that the previous government had implemented to “serve the Zionist regime,” including oil and gas transfer projects or attempts to hand over the management of the Faw port to companies affiliated with Emirati-Israeli circles. He emphasized that the country needs “a new approach based on real, not formal, sovereignty.”
Ayatollah Mousavi also called for building a powerful army with diverse weapons based on cooperation with all countries in the world, and emphasized that Iraq's security will be stable when "the country's political and military decisions are freed from the shackles of foreigners."
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