Baghdad: Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani affirmed Iraq’s solidarity with Iran and called for an end to the Zionist aggression against it and to prevent the escalation of the war. During his reception of a number of heads of diplomatic missions from Asian and South and North American countries operating in Iraq, and the ambassadors of Australia and Turkey, al-Sudani stated that the Zionist occupation government does not recognize international and humanitarian laws and has been committing crimes and massacres since the events of October 7.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, al-Sudani urged the international community and the United States to play their role in halting this aggression and adopting a peaceful solution through resuming negotiations. He explained, according to a statement from his media office, that Iraq is making great efforts to stop the aggression by conducting numerous contacts with leaders and foreign ministers of countries around the world.

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lidarity with Iran, which represents an important, sovereign regional state and a member of the international community, and condemned the Zionist aggression against it, as it constitutes a threat to the security, peace, stability, and security of Iraq. Al-Sudani stated that this violation of laws by the Zionist entity will have negative consequences, stressing the rejection of any violation of Iraqi sovereignty, which was embodied by the filing of an official complaint with international and UN bodies.

He continued to assert that the Zionist entity seeks to expand the scope of the war in the region in order to draw a new map for the Middle East, affirming Iran’s right to defend itself in accordance with UN laws.