Alwani is a prominent Sunni opposition figure and has led protests against Nouri al-Maliki government.
Dr Ahmad al-Alwani told Alsumaria TV earlier this year: “The Iranian regime is Iraq’s most dangerous enemy. Everyone knows about the regime’s vicious role from 2003 until now. The Iranian regime is a stubborn enemy of Iraq and it targets everything good and popular about this country.”
“All terrorist acts occurring in this country, especially after the withdrawal of the American forces, are practised by the Iranian regime. They specifically chose the regions for bombs to have a sectarian effect.”
“The Iraqi government is dominated by the Iranian regime and there is no escape for Iraq unless it can get rid of this government which is linked to the Iranian regime.”