Former Iraqi Prime Minister: Stopping Iran flights sacrifices Iraq's national interests

Adel Abdul Mehdi:

"Closing the air borders of Iraq to our neighbor, our ally and our friend is a big mistake and the neglect of national sovereignty and the sacrifice of our national interests and our future."

The former prime minister of Iraq then demanded that the al-Zaidi government withdraw from this decision and wrote:

"Retreat is better than insisting on a mistake."