Iraq's top Shia cleric, Ayatollah Sistani, has condemned the continued Israeli aggression against Iran and threats against the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

Grand Ayatollah Javadi Amoli met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Monday in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf and discussed their scholarly works and relations between Iran and Iraq.

Iran's Ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadegh, denounces the Zionist regime as the primary source of insecurity and instability in the West Asia region.

After Daesh reared its head in Iraq, revered cleric Ayatollah Sistani issued a historic decree calling on the people to rise up against the militant group. The popular forces united with the Iraqi army to counter the foreign-sponsored militants. Iran also rushed to the rescue and once again General Soleimani had a pivotal role.

The fatwa issued by Ayatollah Sistani on this day nine years ago marked a significant event in the region’s political history and a turning point in the fight against and defeat of Daesh in Iraq.

Nine years ago, on June 12-13, 2014, Daesh terrorists captured and murdered at least 1,700 Iraqi Shi’a Air Force cadets outside Tikrit Air Academy (formerly known as Camp Speicher) in northern Iraq.

Pope Francis has sent a letter to Ayatollah Sistani, two years after they met in Najaf.