Iraq will not be ’launch point’ for attacks on neighbors, Al-Zaidi tells Trump

LONDON: Iraq’s prime minister told Donald Trump on Thursday that his country’s territory would not be used to launch attacks on other states in the region. Iraq’s Gulf neighbors have accused militias loyal to Tehran of launching strikes from Iraqi territory against them since the Iran-US war broke out. Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi has promised to crack down on the groups and stop them from launching missiles and drones, some of which have hit oil infrastructure and US military bases.Al-Zaidi spok

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