03:20 – 19/02/2019
BAGHDAD (
Reuters) – US forces will not use Iraqi airspace or territory to attack anywhere or any country, the US embassy in Baghdad said Tuesday, adding that US President Donald Trump does not want to hit Iran.
“The US forces will not use the airspace or the Iraqi territory to attack any place or any country,” said US Charge d’Affaires Joe Hood in an interview with a number of media including Mawazin News. “Trump does not propose any changes or amendments to the strategic agreement between Iraq And America. ”
“Trump’s earlier statements were that he did not want US troops to fight in wars that we needed and did not want war with Iran at all,” he said.