Baghdad Denounces Strikes on Iran, Warns against Involving Iraq

An Iraqi security officer stands on a watchtower in Baghdad (dpa)
An Iraqi security officer stands on a watchtower in Baghdad (dpa)
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Baghdad Denounces Strikes on Iran, Warns against Involving Iraq

An Iraqi security officer stands on a watchtower in Baghdad (dpa)
An Iraqi security officer stands on a watchtower in Baghdad (dpa)

Iraqi authorities denounced US-Israeli strikes on neighboring Iran and warned against drawing Iraq into the conflict, after two people were killed in airstrikes in the country's south.

Sabah Al-Numan, the military spokesman for the prime minister, said that Iraq "condemned the unjustified aggression against the Islamic Republic", and "warned of the consequences of the blatant aggression" against Iraqi sites, AFP reported.

He also warned against using Iraq's airspace and territory "as a corridor or launching point for aggression against Iran", adding that Iraq "equally rejects the use of its land or territorial waters as a means of dragging the country into the conflict."