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Kurdish PM: Iran must stop ‘unjustified’ attacks on autonomous region
The prime minister of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region denounces “unjustified attacks” that he blames on Iran and urges Tehran to halt the escalation.
“We condemn the unjustified attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the Kurdistan region,” says the office of Masrour Barzani. “While urging the Islamic Republic of Iran to stop this escalation, we also call on the Iraqi federal government and the international community to end these violations.”
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