Iraq Declares War Neutrality as Israeli Flights and Drone Strikes Test Baghdad
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Updated · ایران اینترنشنال · Oct 25
Iraq Declares War Neutrality as Israeli Flights and Drone Strikes Test Baghdad
3 articles · Updated · ایران اینترنشنال · Oct 25
Summary
Ali al-Zaidi said Iraq “will not participate in any war,” casting Baghdad as a meeting point for regional rivals and saying his government is trying to ease confrontation between Iran and the United States.
Iraq’s neutrality is already under strain from reported Israeli jet flights toward Iran through Iraqi airspace, suspected strikes on militia depots said to hold Chinese-made air defenses, and drone attacks on Iranian Kurdish opposition bases.
Iran-backed factions have complicated that stance by calling support for Tehran against the United States and Israel a duty, underscoring doubts over Baghdad’s control of its territory and airspace.
The episode highlights Iraq’s broader challenge: staying out of a widening regional conflict while preventing its land and skies from becoming a channel for escalation.