Iraq President Barham Saleh Speaks On Iran Missile Strikes

Iraq President Barham Saleh has come out to condemn Iran for violating his country’s sovereignty by launching more than a dozen missiles on two of its military bases that house thousands of US and coalition troops.

Barham Saleh’s office also said in a statement that the fate of U.S. troops in Iraq is an internal matter based on legal agreements to combat the Islamic State group.

The statement adds that Iraq “has previously declared its refusal to be a starting point for aggression against any country, and also refuses to be a source of threat to any of its neighbors.

“The Iraqi prime minister has publicly said U.S. troops must leave after a drone strike killed Iran’s top military commander in Baghdad, and parliament has passed a non-binding resolution pushing for withdrawal.

However, in a latest development, officials of the United States Pentagon has debunked Iranian claims that its missiles killed 80 US military personnel and wounded 200 others.