Shafaq News- Cairo
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Haibet Al-Halbousi on Saturdaycondemned the recent Iranian attacks on regional countries, citing repeatedviolations of Arab sovereignty and rising risks to civilian stability.
Addressing the 8th session of the Arab Parliament and Arabparliamentary speakers’ conference in Cairo, Al-Halbousi pointed to increasedsecurity and political pressures across the region, voicing support for the signed US-Iran understanding aimed at easing tensions and movingtoward a broader peace framework.
He also reiterated Iraq’s condemnation of Israeli militaryactions in Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon, calling for an immediate end to suchoperations.
Earlier today, Bahrain rebuked an Iranian drone attack onits territory as a “flagrant violation,” after the Islamic Revolutionary GuardCorps (IRGC) carried out strikes on US military positions across the MiddleEast.
Tehran noted that the strikes were retaliatory, followingearlier US assaults on Iran’s southern coast, accusing Washington of violatingArticle 5 of the Islamabad memorandum, which assigns Iran responsibility forcoordinating navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
The country’s Foreign Ministry also asserted that theoperation fell under Iran’s right to self-defense in accordance with Article 51of the UN Charter, stressing the need for Gulf States to uphold good-neighborlyrelations and prevent their territory or facilities from being used for attacksagainst Iran.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) later denounced theIranian attacks, describing them as strikes targeting civilian infrastructureand facilities.
