Iran Says it Had Warned Iraq Many Times About Threats

Interior view of a house that was damaged during missile attacks in Erbil, Iraq March 13, 2022. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
Interior view of a house that was damaged during missile attacks in Erbil, Iraq March 13, 2022. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
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Iran Says it Had Warned Iraq Many Times About Threats

Interior view of a house that was damaged during missile attacks in Erbil, Iraq March 13, 2022. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
Interior view of a house that was damaged during missile attacks in Erbil, Iraq March 13, 2022. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Tehran had warned Iraqi authorities many times that its territory should not be used by third parties to conduct attacks against Iran, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday.

He was speaking one day after Iran attacked Iraq's northern city of Erbil with a dozen ballistic missiles in an unprecedented assault on the capital of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region that appeared to target the United States and its allies.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for the missile assault.

Iranian state media said the Revolutionary Guards Corps had launched the attack against Israeli "strategic centers" in Erbil, suggesting it was revenge for recent Israeli air strikes that killed Iranian military personnel in Syria.

The Iraqi Kurdish regional government said the attack only targeted civilian residential areas, not sites belonging to foreign countries, and called on the international community to carry out an investigation.

Sunday's attack came as talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal face the prospect of collapse after a last-minute Russian demand forced world powers to pause negotiations for an undetermined time despite having a largely completed text.



UK's Starmer and Trump Discuss Trade, Ukraine and Iran

 Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer holds a press conference on nationalizing British Steel, at Downing Street on April 11, 2025 in London, Britain. (Reuters)
Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer holds a press conference on nationalizing British Steel, at Downing Street on April 11, 2025 in London, Britain. (Reuters)
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UK's Starmer and Trump Discuss Trade, Ukraine and Iran

 Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer holds a press conference on nationalizing British Steel, at Downing Street on April 11, 2025 in London, Britain. (Reuters)
Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer holds a press conference on nationalizing British Steel, at Downing Street on April 11, 2025 in London, Britain. (Reuters)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to US President Donald Trump on Friday, a Downing Street spokesperson said.

The two leaders discussed trade between the UK and the US, with Starmer reiterating his commitment to free and open trade and the importance of protecting the national interest, the spokesperson said.

The leaders also discussed the situation in Ukraine, Iran and the recent action taken against the Houthis in Yemen, the spokesperson added.