Iraq rejects Israeli participation in int'l force guarding Arab Gulf

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Tue, 17 Sep 2019 - 09:38 GMT

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MENA

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 - 09:38 GMT

A military technician of the Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (Hashid Shaabi) repairs a tank, damaged by war, at a workshop in Kerbala, Iraq May 7, 2019. Picture taken May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

A military technician of the Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (Hashid Shaabi) repairs a tank, damaged by war, at a workshop in Kerbala, Iraq May 7, 2019. Picture taken May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

BAGHDAD, Sept 17 (MENA) - Iraq said on Tuesday that it will not join any international force guarding navigation in the Arab Gulf if Israel would participate in this force.

Iraqi Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Al Sahhaf told Russia Today channel that Iraq has already explained its viewpoint regarding the security in the Arab Gulf confirming that navigation security in the Gulf is the responsibility of the countries overlooking the waterway.

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