Military groups in Iraq, including the al-Nujaba movement, have announced their willingness to cooperate with Iran to carry out attacks against Israel. They claim that “Iran has the right to attack Israel from Iraqi territory” because Israel allegedly used Iraqi airspace during its attacks against Iran.
Lebanese media reported on this.
Haider al-Lami, a senior Nujaba official, said in an interview that Israel’s attack on Iran was a violation of Iraqi airspace and international norms. He also noted that the United States, which provided assistance to Israel, also violated strategic agreements with Iraq.
“The Iraqi Islamic Resistance is part of the resistance axis led by the Islamic Republic, so we are in full coordination with Iran to organize a response and agree on an appropriate time and place,” the statement said.
He highlighted that the organization continues its operations against “key targets in the Zionist entity”, using modern and high-capacity unmanned aerial vehicles.
A senior representative of the Coordination Structure of the Iraqi political coalition noted that “the country’s government could face a serious problem if Iran decides to operate from Iraqi territory.” This, he said, would have significant consequences in terms of expanding the conflict and could provide Israel with a base to attack targets in Iraq.
The official expressed concern about a possible reaction from militias that could take the initiative to respond to Israel or carry out larger-scale attacks, even if Iran does not give that direction.
“This will lead to a real large-scale war in which the confrontation will be open,” the official said.
Previously, Cursor wrote that White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre noted that Iran should not react to Israel’s actions. At the same time, if Iran decides to do this, the United States is ready to support Israel.
