Iraq condemns “in the strongest terms” Iran’s latest attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan

November 15 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Government of Iraq has condemned “in the strongest terms” the attacks with artillery and drones carried out by Iran on Monday against positions of Kurdish groups in the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan (north), which resulted in at least one death.

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has indicated in a statement published on its website that “this unilateral and hostile position will not be a factor in achieving solutions that lead to stability,” among Tehran’s criticisms of Baghdad for the Iraqi These groups.

“Our previous position indicates the danger of this flagrant entrenchment against the sovereignty of Iraq and the security of its citizens, which poses a continuing threat and will cause confusion and escalate tensions in the region,” he warned.

Likewise, he has assured that “he will adopt high-level diplomatic measures” and has said that “he will have no doubts when it comes to preserving and safeguarding the sovereignty of Iraq, in a way that improves the security of its people.”

Iraq’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Fuad Hussein, also held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Hosein Amirabdolahian, in which he conveyed Baghdad’s complaint about the “flagrant violation of its sovereignty”.

Hussein has also stressed “the importance of dialogue in a way that puts an end to this unjustified and hostile escalation”, while describing the continuation of these “unilateral actions” by the Iranian authorities as “dangerous”.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed new missile and drone attacks on positions of Kurdish groups in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday, after suspending these operations on October 10 after “having destroyed the predetermined targets.” “The continuation of the attacks will depend on the future behavior of the authorities in the northern region of Iraq,” the Revolutionary Guard said at the time.

Iranian authorities have accused Kurdish opposition groups of fueling recent protests in the country over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from the Kurdish minority who died in custody after being arrested in Tehran for allegedly wearing the headscarf improperly. Iran has some seven million Kurds, which represents about ten percent of its population. Most live in the Kurdistan region, located in the northwest of the country, next to the border with Iraq.