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AI-generated illustration- Iraq’s National Security Council condemned Saudi-US strikes on PMF bases in seven provinces as a breach of sovereignty, according to a statement.
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi cancelled a planned Thursday visit to Saudi Arabia, which would have been his first trip there since taking office.
- Saudi Arabia and US Central Command said the strikes targeted Iran-backed groups accused of attacking American troops and Saudi energy facilities.
- Turkish Petroleum is to acquire a 15 percent interest in the BP-run Kirkuk oilfield, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
- Iraq offered Türkiye up to 1 million barrels per day, Erdogan said, as Ankara pursued a new energy framework instead of renewing the expired pact.
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s Ankara discussions covered energy, security, trade, transport and water management, according to the report.