ankara iran supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei tell iraq u.s.-backed prime minister thursday rely unite state fight islamic state seek drive wedge washington one close ally unity important factor gain terrorists supporters khamenei tell visit prime minister haidar al-abadi accord state tv trust america ... harm future iraq one countries world closely ally unite state iran countries arm train pro-government force iraq battle islamic state militants unite state instal shi ite-led government baghdad topple saddam hussein 2003 5,000 troop iraq provide air support train weapons iraqi army iran predominant shi ite power middle east fund train iraqi shi ite paramilitaries know popular mobilisation fight alongside government troop years baghdad carefully avoid antagonise either washington tehran confrontation iraqi central government kurdish minority recent weeks threaten tip balance iran favour kurds also fund train washington consider ally decades kurds stag referendum independence last month abadi respond send troop swiftly seize territory kurdish force week abadi rebuke u.s. secretary state rex tillerson demand send iranian fighters pro-government shi ite militia home abadi office issue statement say country give order iraq call paramilitaries patriots since travel turkey iran seek support hard line towards kurds kurdish regional government propose wednesday immediate ceasefire suspension result last month kurdish independence vote start open dialogue federal government base iraqi constitution offer reject abadi government say independence referendum result must annul rather merely suspend pre-condition talk preserve iraq unity never allow secession iran state news agency irna quote abadi say meet khamenei iraqi leader visit iran tehran seek drive wedge washington