The Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba resistance group has vowed to organize sit-ins at Iraqi airports nationwide in protest against Iran’s aerial blockade.

Turkey has agreed to gradually withdraw its troops from a strategic military base near Mosul in northern Iraq and hand over its control to the Baghdad government.

Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah has strongly condemned US sanctions against Iran, describing them as a “dirty weapon” deployed after the failure of military options and calling for serious action to counter the ongoing campaign.

An Iraqi legislator says the weapons in possession of anti-terror resistance groups are solely aimed at enemies and Takfiri terrorist groups.

President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran is ready to resolve differences with its neighbors through dialogue and mutual respect.

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) says Iraq and the Kurdistan Region are committed to preventing their territory from being used to threaten the security of neighboring countries, notably Iran.

Iraq says US forces will leave the country by September 30, stressing that Baghdad no longer needs foreign troops.