Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shia’ al-Sudani claimed, in an interview with BBC Persian, that Israel used Iraqi territory to launch attacks on Iran during the 12-day war in June without the country’s permission.
The head of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee, Karim Aliwi al-Muhammadawi, confirmed to Iraq’s Shafaq media that “Iraq has taken the diplomatic and legal path by submitting an official complaint to the UN Security Council against the Israeli air force’s violations.”
“From about 48 hours before the start of the war, all security, political, and even media estimates indicated that a military action was imminent,” Sudani claimed. “Our security reports confirmed the violation of our airspace, and the news indicated an invasion of Iran.”
Sudani added that Iraq did not have “an appropriate defense system with advanced technology” to deal with Israel’s alleged “violations” of the country’s airspace. An Iraqi source previously claimed that the US has rejected Iraq’s attempts to import air defense systems from Russia in the past.
An Iraqi source previously claimed that the US has rejected Iraq’s attempts to import air defense systems from Russia in the past.
Claims the Islamic regime has strong support
While condemning the war, Sudani asserted that the “deep-rooted regime” had many supporters and would not collapse quickly.
“Even the opposition was with the regime during the war,” he claimed, despite reports of authorities detaining upwards of 700 people alleged to have worked in coordination with Israel. “This is part of the character of Iranians, who are proud of their national identity.”
Seth J. Frantzman contributed to this report.