NewzTEHRAN – The Iraqi National Security Council condemned the joint U.S.-Saudi attack on the country following an emergency meeting chaired by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's office denounced the strikes, stating that it is the Iraqi government’s responsibility to deal with security concerns originating within its borders. Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S.
partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters. Riyadh’s decision to join US in strikes on Iran-backed militia further complicates widening and ‘unpredictable’ warUS-Saudi strikes on Iran-backed militia in Iraq on Wednesday have pushed the region into “uncharted territory”, analysts have warned.Amid stark warnings of a widening and increasingly “unpredictable” conflict, Riyadh’s decision to publicly join the US in striking sites associated with Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), killing at least 20 fighters, has added another complicating dimension to the war. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq condemned U.S.-Saudi airstrikes on Wednesday that targeted Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) sites, calling the attacks a violation of its sovereignty, and announced new measures to tighten state control over security and prevent Iraqi territory from being used to threaten neighboring countries.
Following the attacks, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi presided over an emergency meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security, which the government said killed and injured many Iraqis. As regional tensions rose, Al-Zaidi cancelled a planned visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday. In a statement published after the meeting, the council said that the strikes happened when Baghdad was already in talks with US and Saudi authorities over suspicions that Iran-aligned armed organizations operating from Iraq committed drone assaults on Saudi land.
“The government was actively engaging with the relevant parties to verify and address the concerns raised by both the Saudi and US sides,” the statement stated, adding that the military action hampered such efforts. The council authorized a comprehensive security strategy aimed at strengthening state authority across Iraq, combating breaches of Iraqi sovereignty, and prohibiting any party from exploiting Iraqi territory to threaten neighboring nations. The steps reflect Baghdad’s efforts to guarantee that no armed organization may launch assaults from Iraqi soil that could pull the nation into larger regional wars, while also confirming the government’s goal of bringing all security actions under state control.
The council also directed the Foreign Ministry to take legal and diplomatic measures under international law and the United Nations Charter to record the attacks and protect Iraq’s legal rights. The government condemned the attacks but emphasized that responding to security threats and enforcing the law is solely the responsibility of Iraq’s constitutional institutions. “The government rejects all acts of aggression, regardless of the party responsible or the justifications presented,” the statement read.
The council underlined Baghdad’s commitment to addressing regional conflicts via diplomacy while maintaining efforts to keep all armaments under state control. It also restated Iraq’s commitment to carrying out the security agreement guiding the departure of the US-led international coali… Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that US-Saudi airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq were carried out in coordination with the Iraqi government, a statement that, if confirmed, would represent a significant shift in Baghdad’s approach to powerful armed groups aligned with Tehran.
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