Al-Zaidi will conduct a Gulf tour that includes Saudi Arabia and Kuwait next Wednesday.
Al-Zaidi will conduct a Gulf tour that includes Saudi Arabia and Kuwait next Wednesday.
2026-10-10
Shafaq News – Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is expected to conduct a Gulf tour next Wednesday, which will include Saudi Arabia, after which he will head to Kuwait.
An informed government source told Shafaq News Agency that Al-Zaidi will discuss with the Gulf states joint security and economic files, as well as the situation in the region and its impact on security and economic conditions, in addition to common issues at various levels.
The source explained that Al-Zaidi will emphasize during the tour Iraq’s rejection of launching any attacks from its territory against any of the Gulf states and the region, and that his government will not hesitate to hold accountable any party involved in such cross-border operations.
This anticipated tour comes after the cancellation of a visit that Al-Zaidi was scheduled to make to Riyadh last July, against the backdrop of rapidly evolving security developments in the region.
Iraqi-Gulf relations have been marked by anticipation and caution since the launch of regional military operations in February 2016, amid repeated accusations from countries in the region that armed factions are exploiting Iraqi territory to launch drone attacks targeting regional economic interests.
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