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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered an emergency meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security on Wednesday after overnight Saudi-U.S. airstrikes targeted Iran-aligned groups in eastern Iraq, according to the Security Media Cell.
Zaidi, who also serves as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, instructed the council to convene urgently in response to “security developments and the aerial bombardment the country was subjected to at dawn today,” the Security Media Cell said in a statement.
The agency said a detailed statement outlining the developments and decisions taken during the meeting would be issued after the session.
The emergency meeting followed an announcement by the U.S. military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) that U.S. and Saudi forces had carried out joint precision strikes against Iranian-aligned groups in Iraq.
CENTCOM said the operation targeted sites linked to attacks against U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure.
According to the command, U.S. and Saudi fighter jets struck multiple logistics and weapons facilities in eastern Iraq.
CENTCOM said the strikes were conducted in response to more than 30 drone attacks allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over the previous 72 hours.
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a predominantly Iranian-backed coalition of Shiite armed groups, said several of its headquarters were struck.
The PMF said the attacks caused deaths, injuries and property damage.
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