2019年3月13日，中心研究员王晋就伊朗总统哈桑·鲁哈尼和伊拉克总理阿卜杜勒·马赫迪在伊拉克巴格达举行会议接受中国日报（全球版)采访。

  Wang Jin, said the slump in Iran’s economy since the US decision to pull out of the nuclear deal has pushed Iran to expand ties with its neighbors.“In fact, the two neighbors’relations have evolved in the past decade, as Iran has been an important partner to Iraq in terms of politics, economics and the military.”