Iran’s defense minister lands in Baghdad after Ramadi’s fall

Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan has suddenly arrived in Baghdad in the wake of the fall Sunday night to the Islamic State of the Iraqi city of Ramadi, 110 km from the capital. DEBKAfile: His most urgent task is to organize a stable Shiite paramilitary defense line for Baghdad since the road is now clear all the way from Ramadi.