Iraq’s FM says external parties using Iraqi soil to attack neighbours

EXCLUSIVEIraqi foreign minister warns of potential regional war, says Baghdad seeking to resolve disagreements with Saudi Arabia.Published On 7 Nov 20267 Nov 2026Iraq has evidence that external parties have been using its territory to launch attacks on neighbouring countries, its foreign minister told Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview on Saturday.Baghdad is investigating attacks launched from Iraqi territory against Gulf states and is seeking to resolve disagreements with Saudi Arabia through dialogue, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iraq’s PM tells Saudi crown prince Iraqi territory will not be used for attackslist 2 of 3Iraq parliament approves al-Zaidi’s cabinet amid growing economic concernslist 3 of 3Iraq’s al-Zaidi talks to Trump as Baghdad seeks to stay out of war on Iranend of listSaudi Arabia has accused Iran-aligned groups operating in Iraq of attacking its oil infrastructure. In September, Baghdad confirmed that drone attacks on the kingdom’s East-West pipeline originated from Iraqi territory.Hussein told Al Jazeera that Baghdad was negotiating with Iran-aligned armed factions to bring their weapons under state co...