Key Takeaways: Iraq And Iran Sign Border Security Agreement; Sudani Asks Erdogan To Release More Water; Parliament Passes Controversial Election Law Amendments – On March 19, the head of Iran’s supreme national security council, Ali Shamkhani, visited Baghdad to sign a new border security agreement meant to combat the presence of Iranian opposition groups along the Iran-Iraq border in Kurdistan. On March 21, PM Sudani arrived in Ankara and met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Sudani and Erdogan then led their countries’ delegations in detailed discussions about water, economic cooperation, and security. After the discussions, Erdogan said Turkey agreed to increase the volumes of water released through the Tigris and Euphrates for one month to help Iraq cope with water scarcity. On March 27, Iraq’s parliament voted to approve the remaining articles of an amended election legislation that will govern the next parliamentary election as well as elections for provincial