A spokesman for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard defended the missile bombing of Erbil, the largest city in Iraqi Kurdistan at dawn last Sunday, and stressed that his country had the right to strike Israeli headquarters that target its security, while the Iraqi region demanded a comprehensive investigation into the Iranian bombing.
The Iranian spokesman added that Israel admitted targeting one of the Revolutionary Guard bases through rallies it launched from Erbil, stressing that "Iraq's failure to deal with these headquarters and their threat to our security will be met with a response without hesitation."
Reber Ahmed (second left) speaking in front of the Iraqi parliament regarding the Iranian bombing (Al-Iraqiya)
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For his part, the Minister of Interior of the Kurdistan Region, Reber Ahmed, revealed new information about the Iranian missile bombing, and stressed that the missiles used as smart cross-border warfare are only used in cases of war.
He submitted a report - during his hosting today in Baghdad by the investigation committee formed by Parliament regarding the bombing incident - in which he denied any Israeli presence in the region, and confirmed that the targeted site was the home of a well-known Kurdish investor in Iraq, in reference to Kurdish businessman Baz Raouf Karim, who also works as a director of a company. "Car" oil.
The Minister of Interior of the Region said, "Members of the fact-finding committee visited the site and inspected the house and rooms, which is the residence of a citizen and was not a threat to Iraq or neighboring countries," stressing that "the Iranian side did not mention any information that this site constitutes a threat to neighboring countries."
The minister expressed Kurdistan's readiness for any Arab or international investigation and a specialized committee of experts with the participation of the Iranian side to reach the truth, considering that "the bombing exceeded Iraqi sovereignty and violated agreements, treaties and good neighborliness."
For his part, Hakim Al-Zamili, First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, confirmed during the session that the fact-finding committee has procedures through international forums regarding the bombing of Erbil, stressing that it collects documents and data for this purpose, noting that “Iraq has good relations with Iran, as it helped us in the war.” against the Islamic State, but that does not mean that it is attacking us."
He expressed his refusal "that there be any intelligence agency or any foreign country operating in Iraq and threatening neighboring countries," noting that "the results of the investigation of the fact-finding committee will be satisfactory, and its details will be revealed within the House of Representatives, and it will be referred to the government, which will have a pause in its actions against this threat." ".
Last Sunday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard adopted an attack with "ballistic" missiles on targets in Erbil, the largest city in Kurdistan, and said it had targeted an "Israeli strategic center", while the region's authorities denied the existence of any Israeli sites on its soil.