Barzani: Kurdistan Regional Government Told Iranian Opposition Groups It Will Not Allow Any Armed Attacks on Iran / No Armed Force Can Move from the Kurdistan Region to Threaten Our Neighboring Countries

Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, stated that the Kurdistan Region is part of Iraq and that no part of it can be allowed to attack a neighboring country.

Fars: The head of Kurdistan region of Iraq stated that the separatist groups against Iran have put this region in a difficult and very dangerous situation.

"Nachirvan Barzani", the head of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, stated that the region is a part of Iraq and a part of it cannot be allowed to attack a neighboring country.

Barzani emphasized at the meeting of the Middle East Institute for Research and Peace (MIRI) held in Erbil: No armed force can move from the Kurdistan Region to threaten any of our neighboring countries. This action is rejected based on international laws and the Iraqi constitution.

He added that the local government of the Kurdistan Region told the Iranian opposition groups that it will not allow any armed attack against Iran.

Barzani stated that these opposing Kurdish groups have put the Kurdistan Region in a difficult and dangerous situation.

The president of the Kurdistan Region also said about the situation in Iraq that the biggest threat facing Iraq is probably an economic threat in the first place.

Referring to Iraq's dependence on oil exports, he stated: During this war, the Strait of Hormuz was closed to Iraq. A country where more than 90% of its exports depend on oil.