Iran has dismissed the latest Arab League statement about a missile strike that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) carried out against a target affiliated with the Israeli Mossad agency in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, stressing that the Islamic Republic has no hesitation in punishing criminals.
“The Islamic Republic’s action was taken in accordance with the legitimate right to counter terrorist elements affiliated with the Zionist regime in Erbil, Iraq, who had threatened and endangered Iran’s national security and that of its citizens,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani in a statement on Friday.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to take deterrent measures against the sources of threat to its national security, defend the security of its citizens and punish criminals,” he added.
Kan’ani stated that respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq in addition to the principle of good neighborliness are among the established and proven fundamentals of Tehran’s diplomatic relations with Baghdad.
The Iranian diplomat went on to cite his country’s responsible approach to protecting Iraq’s security, sovereignty and territorial integrity, recalling how the Islamic Republic stood firmly in the past years by the Iraqi government, nation and armed forces, especially ever since Daesh and other Takfiri groups launched their terrorist attacks across the Arab country.
“The Iraqi government is expected to stand committed to the security agreement signed between the two countries last year, and to fully implement its provisions,” Kan’ani stressed.
He described the relationship between Iran and Iraq as “strong” and “comprehensive”, anchored in common interests and mutual expediencies as well as unbreakable bonds between the two nations.
“The Arab League is, therefore, expected to utilize its political, legal and international efforts and weight to stop the Israeli regime’s barbaric attacks and genocide in the Gaza Strip, end the 75-year-long occupation of Palestinian lands and support its oppressed nation,” Kan’ani pointed out.
At the stroke of midnight on Monday, IRGC launched a barrage of missiles at an espionage center of the Israeli spy agency Mossad in Iraqi Kurdistan, destroying it completely.
Among those killed in the operation was Peshraw Majid Agha Dizayee, a Kurdish multi-millionaire oil tycoon who shared close ties with Mossad and made a fortune from illegal export of Iraqi oil to the Tel Aviv regime.
The Arab League has condemned Iran’s missile strikes as Ahmed Aboul Gheit, head of the regional organization, claimed the attacks were a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty.
