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Iran's Shamkhani Links Erbil Attack to Vienna Talks

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani implicitly linked diplomatic efforts at the Vienna talks for reviving the nuclear agreement, and the Revolutionary Guards adopting a “ballistic missile” attack on Erbil against what Tehran labeled as “Israeli centers.” Shamkhani pointed to Iran using both the field and…

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Iran Says it Had Warned Iraq Many Times About Threats

Tehran had warned Iraqi authorities many times that its territory should not be used by third parties to conduct attacks against Iran, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday. He was speaking one day after Iran attacked Iraq's northern city of Erbil with a dozen ballistic missiles in an…

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Iran foreign min spokesperson, on Erbil attack, says Tehran had warned Iraq many times about threats to Iran

Tehran had warned Iraqi authorities many times that its territory should not be used by third parties to lead attacks against Iran, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday.

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Kadhimi: Iraq Should Not Become Stage for Settling ‘External Scores’

Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi received a phone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during which he stressed that his country should not become "a stage for settling external scores", his media office said on Twitter late on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Iran attacked Iraq's northern city…

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OIC Condemns Missile Attack on Iraq’s Erbil

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Sunday in the strongest terms the terrorist attack in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Secretary-General of OIC Hussein Ibrahim Taha affirmed his organization's stand and solidarity with Iraq in the measures it takes to protect its security.…

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Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Missile Attack on Erbil

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Sunday a missile attack on Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said the Kingdom stands by Iraq in its measures to protect its security and stability. It also rejected all forms of violence, extremism and terrorism.

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US Says Supports Iraq, Other Middle East Partners after Iran Attack

The United States condemned on Sunday an Iranian attack on Iraq's northern city of Erbil and backs Baghdad and governments across the region in the face of threats from Tehran, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said. "We will support the Government of Iraq in holding Iran accountable, and we…

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U.S. says supports Iraq, other Middle East partners after Iran attack

The United States condemned on Sunday an Iranian attack on Iraq's northern city of Erbil and backs Baghdad and governments across the region in the face of threats from Tehran, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.

Reuters

U.S. working to help Iraq get missile defense capabilities - Sullivan

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday condemned Iran's ballistic missile attack on Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, and said Washington was working to help Iraq get missile defense capabilities to defend itself.

Reuters

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claims missile attack on Iraq

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it carried out a missile strike on what it called an Israeli “strategic center” in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, according to a statement on the group’s official news portal, Sepah News.

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Iraq Summons Iran’s Ambassador Over Erbil Attack

Iraq's foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Sunday to protest against a ballistic missile attack on its northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, state news agency INA reported. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for a dozen ballistic missiles that struck Erbil in the early hours of Sunday, Iranian state…

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GCC Condemns Terrorist Missile Attack on Iraq’s Erbil

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf has condemned the terrorist missile attack on Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil early Sunday. The secretary general expressed the solidarity of the GCC with Iraq in fighting terrorism and enhancing its security…

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France: Missile Strike on Erbil Creates Risk for Iran Talks

France's foreign ministry said on Sunday that a ballistic missile strike on Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil threatened efforts to conclude nuclear talks with Iran. The strike, for which Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) has claimed responsibility, also threatened stability in Iraq and the wider region, the foreign ministry's…

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Take Responsibility for Attack on Erbil

Iran's Revolutionary Guards released on Sunday a statement taking responsibility for missile attacks against Israeli "strategic centers" in Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, Iran's state media reported. "Any repetition of attacks by Israel will be met with a harsh, decisive and destructive response," the statement said, Reuters reported.…

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The Independent UK

Iraq: Dozen ballistic missiles hit Kurdish capital Erbil, no casualties

Iraqi officials claim missiles were fired from Iran

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Missiles Fired on Iraq's Erbil Were Launched from Iran, Says US Official

A dozen ballistic missiles launched from outside Iraq struck the country's northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil on Sunday, Kurdish officials said, adding there were no casualties. The attack was launched from Iran, a US official told Reuters.

Al Jazeera

Iranian Guards claim ballistic missile attacks in Erbil

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim the missile attacks, saying it targeted Israeli ‘strategic centre’ in Iraq.

The Guardian - AU

Missiles land near US consulate in northern Iraq city of Erbil

US and Iraqi officials say there were no reports of casualties from the attack, which one official said was launched from Iran

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Axios

Report: Missiles may have targeted U.S. consulate in Erbil, Iraq

"There is no damage or casualties at any U.S. Government facility," a State Department spokesperson told Axios.

Reuters

Iran attacks Iraq's Erbil with missiles in warning to U.S., allies

Iran attacked Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Sunday with a dozen ballistic missiles in an unprecedented assault on the capital of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region that appeared to target the United States and its allies.

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Kurdish Sisters Help Boost Iraq to Weightlifting Victory

In Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, sisters Ines, Israa and Oshin Muhsin have inherited a hefty mantle from their late father, using it to take their country to weightlifting glory. "We want to write the history of women's sports and preserve our father's" memory, Ines told AFP. At just 20, she…

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel free when I run’: the young women enjoying a sense of freedom in Iraq

Displaced Iraqi girls stuck in camps are getting a taste of independence by running, hiking and kickboxing, thanks to a programme teaching them about sport and confidence

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Iraqi Federal Court Deems Kurdish Oil and Gas Law Unconstitutional

Iraq's federal court on Tuesday deemed an oil and gas law regulating the oil industry in Iraqi Kurdistan unconstitutional, according to a document seen by Reuters. The Kurdish regional government (KRG) has been developing oil and gas resources independently of the federal government, and in 2007 enacted its own law…

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