TEHRAN -- Iran on Tuesday expressed readiness to offer assistance to neighboring Iraq after a fatal fire tore through the COVID-19 isolation ward at a hospital in the southern city of Nasiriyah.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh voiced sympathy with the Iraqi government and people, especially the families of the victims. Offering the Iranian nation and government’s condolences to Iraq, he wished divine mercy for the dead and recovery for the injured. Khatibzadeh further said Iran stands ready to provide medical assistance to Iraq.