Rubio and Iraqi PM discuss Iran ties and detention of ISIS members

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call on Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the State Department said, where the two discussed the transfer and detention of Islamic State members in Iraqi facilities and Iraq's ties with Iran.

"(They) discussed ongoing diplomatic efforts to ensure countries rapidly repatriate their citizens in Iraq, bringing them to justice," the State Department said in a statement.

Rubio also "emphasized that a government (in Iraq) controlled by Iran cannot successfully put Iraq's own interests first, keep Iraq out of regional conflicts, or advance the mutually beneficial partnership between the United States and Iraq."