The federal government in Baghdad is an in depth ally of Tehran, but in addition a strategic associate of Iran’s arch-foe the US, which has some 2,500 troops in Iraq as a part of an anti-jihadist coalition.
The federal government in an announcement late Saturday stated that it “reiterates its agency and unequivocal rejection of any violation of Iraqi airspace or its use in navy assaults carried out by the Zionist entity in opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran”.
It referred to as on the US to “uphold its duties … to stop plane belonging to the Zionist entity from as soon as once more breaching Iraqi airspace to hold out such assaults”.
A senior Iraqi safety official advised AFP that Baghdad had additionally requested Tehran to not strike US targets in its territory.
“The request was made. They promised us constructive issues,” the official stated, requesting anonymity to debate delicate issues.
