Iraq says it neither approved nor had prior knowledge of US-Saudi strikes

Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi says Baghdad neither approved nor had prior knowledge of US-Saudi strikes on Iraqi territory, the state news agency reports.

Saudi Arabia and the US Central Command carried out strikes against Iran-backed groups in Iraq that they said were responsible for drone attacks on the kingdom’s oil facilities.

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