Iraq participated in the Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA) meetings kicked off on Wednesday at the headquarters of the US State Department in Washington.
The MESA meetings are headed by the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.
The alliance is known to be against Iran.
The meeting will be held for two days, at the United Nations headquarters on the sidelines of the meetings of the 74 session of the General Assembly with the participation of the Gulf States and Jordan.
An official US source said that the alliance is centered on confronting Iran and other threats in the region," describing the meeting as "it will be very important."
During the meetings, the ongoing arrangements for the Alliance project in the political, security, military and energy spheres will be discussed with the participation of the member states of the alliance.
The current tensions in the Middle East will also addressed during the MESA meetings.