A unified, stable Iraq would be better for everyone, said Mohammad Larijani, Director, Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics of Iran, in a session on the final day of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East. He said he hoped that the upcoming talks between the US and Iran could ease tensions and encourage deeper cooperation. Orrin Hatch, Senator from Utah (Republican), USA, expressed Washington’s desire to work together to stabilize Iraq and the entire region. “We need to reach out to each other,” Hatch said. While the US has made many mistakes, he acknowledged, “our intentions are honorable.”