The Iraqi army, citing the Ministerial Council for National Security in Iraq, said in a statement that reports of Iran's use of Iraqi territory for attacks on Israel are based on lies and justifications aimed at justifying the attack on Israel. have to do Such statements are an insult to Iraq, its sovereignty and the sanctity of its land.
Iraqi officials stressed that their territory would not be used for attacks or retaliation in light of tensions in the region.
It should be noted that Iran has threatened Israel to respond to recent Israeli attacks, after which some reports are circulating that Iraqi soil is being used as a launching pad for attacks or to respond to attacks. will All these news are false pretexts and justifications aimed at attacking Iraq, damaging its sovereignty and sanctity. The statement came after a US news website claimed, citing Israeli intelligence sources, that Iran could retaliate against Israel from Iraqi soil.
The Israel newspaper has also said in a report that Israel has identified targets in Iraq that it will send a warning to Baghdad if Iran-backed factions continue to attack Israel from there. The newspaper quoted unidentified officials as saying. that the satellites were monitoring Tehran's efforts to transfer ballistic missiles and related equipment from Iran to Iraqi territory, intended to be used in an anticipated attack on Israel.
The report added that Israel monitors targets belonging to Iranian-backed factions in addition to Iraqi targets. identifies them and has warned Baghdad to contain the factions and prevent them from using its territory for attacks.
On Wednesday, Iraqi factions announced that they had carried out two separate drone strikes targeting Israeli military targets. It said in two separate statements that it had hit two key targets in Haifa and another in southern Israel. Bombed by drones.
