'No Prior Knowledge': Iraq Says It Didn't Approve US-Saudi Strikes, Rejects Trump's Claim
'No Prior Knowledge': Iraq Says It Didn't Approve US-Saudi Strikes, Rejects Trump's Claim Published By, Last Updated: July 31, 2026, 04:26 IST Trump told Fox
'No Prior Knowledge': Iraq Says It Didn't Approve US-Saudi Strikes, Rejects Trump's Claim Published By, Last Updated: July 31, 2026, 04:26 IST Trump told Fox News on Wednesday that the US-Saudi strikes had been carried out in "coordination with the Iraqi government". Rapid Read US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House. (AFP photo) Iraq on Thursday denied approving the recent US-Saudi strikes on its territory, rejecting claims that the attacks against Iran-backed militants were carried out in coordination with Baghdad.
The government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi said the Iraqi government had no prior knowledge of the operation and had not authorised any attacks inside the country. “The government did not have any knowledge" of the strikes and “did not approve any attacks on specific sites or groups in Iraq," al-Aboudi said on state television. The statement came after US President Donald Trump told Fox News on Wednesday that the US-Saudi strikes had been carried out in “coordination with the Iraqi government".
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