BAGHDAD: Iraq offered to mediate in the crisis between its two key allies, the United States and Iran, amid escalating Middle East tensions and as Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers steadily unravels.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hakim made the offer on Sunday during a joint news conference in Baghdad with visiting Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.

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