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Iraq’s PM rejects diplomatic ties with Israel, upholding law banning normalization amid regional backlash.
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani rejected any diplomatic ties with Israel, stating normalization is incompatible with Iraq’s political, legal, and moral stance, reaffirming the 2022 law banning all relations with Israel.
This followed comments by Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako, whose use of the term "normalization" was clarified as referring to international engagement with Iraq itself, not Israel, emphasizing the country’s religious heritage and potential for tourism.
The clarification came amid backlash from al-Sudani and Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, both of whom condemned any suggestion of normalization with Israel, citing Iraq’s laws and regional opposition to such ties.
El primer ministro iraquí rechaza los lazos diplomáticos con Israel, manteniendo la ley que prohíbe la normalización en medio de la reacción regional.