Iran condemns terrorist attack on residence of Iraqi Kurdistan president

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned the terrorist attack on the residence of the president of Iraq's Kurdistan Region.

Araghchi made the remarks on Saturday after Iraqi media reported that a drone attack had targeted Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani’s home in Duhok, northwest of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region.

Wishing that Barzani is well, Araghchi referred to the long history of the United States and the Zionist regime in creating sedition and sowing discord among regional and neighboring countries, including through false flag operations.

He also reminded all governments and international institutions of their responsibility to punish the US and Israel and hold both regimes accountable for their brutal aggression against Iran, as well as illegal and terrorist attacks on Iraq.

US-Israeli alliance poses dangerous threat to global peace: Army

Additionally, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army condemned the incident as “aggressive, criminal, and despicable.”

As a gross violation of international law, the US-Israeli attack disrespects Kurdistan’s national security, it noted.

It is also the continuation of acts of evil and malevolence by the global arrogance and the Zionist regime against regional peace and security, it added.

The Army said, “Undoubtedly, the American-Zionist alliance poses a dangerous threat to global security and peace while considering no value for international law and regulations.”

Meanwhile, it called on the United Nations Security Council to honor its responsibility towards countering threats to international peace amid persistent US-Israeli terrorist and aggressive acts.

Earlier, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) denounced the attack as “a clear example of a terrorist act by aggressor enemies.” 

The incident follows a pattern of “cowardly assassinations” of senior Iranian officials by the US and Israel, the elite military force added.

The enemies’ “malicious efforts” are aimed at undermining peace, stability, and regional cooperation between the Kurdistan Region and neighboring states.

The IRGC further expressed its full readiness to defend Iran’s neighboring countries through a “collective defense shield” and enhanced regional security cooperation to counter the aggressors.

In the wake of the assassination attempt, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ordered the formation of a security-technical team tasked with investigating the incident and identifying its perpetrators.

Since February 28, when the US and Israel launched their unprovoked aggression against Iran, the pair have conducted several false flag operations aimed at smearing Iran and provoking its neighbors.

The Iranian armed forces have responded to the illegal military assault by launching almost daily missile and drone operations targeting locations in the Israeli-occupied territories as well as US military bases and assets across the region.

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