Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi said there is “no evidence” that attacks against Gulf countries originated from Iraqi territory, while reaffirming that Baghdad will not allow its land to be used to target neighboring states. In an interview with the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper published Monday evening, Zaidi discussed a host of issues, including restricting weapons to state control, combating corruption, economic reforms and Iraq’s foreign relations. He said all security force commanders had been instructed to prevent any attempt to use Iraqi territory to launch attacks against neighboring countries. “We will not accept dictates from outside our borders, neither from the East nor the West. Iraq’s decision belongs to its people,” he said. Zaidi stressed that Iraq seeks to […]
Iraqi prime minister says ‘no evidence’ attacks on Gulf states originated from Iraq
