Iraqi national security advisor Qasem al-Araji

The Iraqi national security advisor said that the country will not allow any groups based in the Iraqi soil to cross the border into Iran to carry out acts of terror, especially as the Islamic Republic is fighting off the US-Israeli aggression.

Qasem al-Araji made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Deputy Chairman of the Iran`s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Bagheri.

Araji highlighted that Iraq will continue its diplomatic contacts with different parties in order to ease the tensions and ensure the path to diplomacy.

He stated that Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia` al-Sudani has ordered officials to fully honor the Tehran-Baghdad security agreement, and take necessary measures to stop infiltration of terrorists into Iran.

He added that the Interior Ministry of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has also beefed up the presence of Peshmerga security forces along the border with Iran.

For his part, Bagheri said that Iran has notified the littoral states of the Persian Gulf region that it has not and will not attack diplomatic missions, hospitals, oil fields or civilian facilities.

He noted that Iranian strikes will only target American bases in West Asia, calling on Iraq to take proper measures in accordance with the bilateral security agreement to stop infiltration of terrorist elements into Iran`s soil.

The United States and Israel launched a war of aggression against Iran on Saturday morning by assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and many high-ranking military commanders.

The aggression began while indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington regarding Iran`s peaceful nuclear program were ongoing.

Iranian Armed Forces, within the framework of their legitimate response, immediately launched forceful missile and drone strikes against US interests in the region, as well as strategic Israeli sites in the occupied lands.