CAIRO – 28 February 2026: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed Egypt’s support for Iraq’s position rejecting being drawn into the current regional escalation, the Egyptian presidency said on Sunday.
The remarks come amid US and Israeli strikes on critical targets in Iran on Saturday and subsequent Iranian attacks on several countries in the Middle East, targeting US military presence.
Iraq condemned US-Israeli strikes on neighboring Iran and cautioned against any attempts to pull the country into the conflict, after airstrikes in southern Iraq killed two people.
Sabah Al-Numan, military spokesperson for Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, stressed that Iraq rejects the use of its airspace, territory or territorial waters as a corridor or launch point for operations against Iran.
In a phone call from Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, El-Sisi stressed Egypt’s backing for Iraq’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Presidency said in a statement.
He reiterated Egypt’s rejection of any violation of Arab states’ sovereignty or threats to their security and stability.
The phone call reflected convergence between Cairo and Baghdad on the need to return to dialogue and diplomacy to reach political solutions to the current crisis, the Presidency said.
Sudani expressed appreciation for Egypt’s consistent support for Iraq’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
What Is Happening?
US and Israeli forces carried out coordinated strikes across Iran early on Saturday as part of operation “Epic Fury” that is expected to last for several days, according to US officials.
The strikes have targeted Iranian leadership compounds, the military command, nuclear facilities, ballistic missile infrastructure, alongside other targets, killing hundreds including children.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society said the US and Israeli strikes on Iran have so far killed over 200 people and injured 747 more across 24 provinces.
Earlier on Saturday, Hossein Kermanpour, spokesperson for Iran’s health ministry, reported that at least 60 children were killed and 80 others injured when a missile struck a school in southern Iran.
Fatalities reportedly include Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Nasirzadeh and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commander Mohammed Pakpour.
Iran responded to the strikes with retaliatory attacks across the Middle East, launching waves of missiles targeting the US military presence in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.
The affected countries strongly condemned the attacks as they continue to intercept successive waves of Iranian strikes.
Abu Dhabi, Doha and Manama said they reserve the right to respond.
Meanwhile, Iran’s armed forces vowed to “teach [Israel and the US] a lesson that they have never experienced in their history.”
“Any base in the whole region that helps Israel will be a target of the sacred system of the Islamic republic,” a senior armed forces’ spokesman said, adding: “We will show no leniency.”
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