Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said: “We have not seen any evidence that the site that Iran bombed in Erbil is being used by the Israeli Mossad.”

He pointed out that “Iran should not repeat its bombings, and Erbil is part of Iraq”, noting that “if Iran has evidence of Mossad presence in Erbil, it should provide evidence to the Iraqi government.”

On March 13, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced in a statement that “in response to the crimes of the Zionist entity, we announce the attack with precision-guided missiles of the strategic center of conspiracy and evil in Erbil”, explaining that “once again, we warn the criminal Zionist regime that the repetition of any evil elicit a response.” Violent, determined and destructive.”

At the time, the Iraqi Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Service announced in a statement that the “12 ballistic missile” attack was directed against Erbil, the regional capital and the US consulate there, noting that the missiles were fired “from outside Kurdistan and Iraq, especially from the east.”