ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The Iraqi government on Tuesday reiterated its rejection of attacks targeting countries in the region, especially the recent drone strikes on Saudi Arabia which were allegedly launched from Iraqi territory.

The Saudi defense ministry on Sunday announced that it had intercepted at least three drones that originated from Iraqi airspace. The incident followed a similar attack on Kuwait the previous month involving two drones launched from Iraqi territory.

In a Tuesday statement attributed to spokesperson Bassem al-Awadi, the Iraqi government condemned the recent drone attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, affirming Baghdad’s “continued commitment to joint efforts aimed at strengthening regional security and preserving the security and sovereignty of the region's countries.”

“Although the relevant Iraqi military authorities have not detected or monitored any specific information regarding Iraqi airspace, the relevant Iraqi institutions are fully prepared to cooperate in verifying any information related to the details of the attack targeting the Kingdom,” read the statement.

Awadi reiterated the government’s commitment to supporting the security and stability of Arab states, and renewed its “categorical rejection” of the use of its territories for attacks, noting that all necessary measures have been taken to “thwart and uncover any attempt that may be committed in this regard.”

“There will be no leniency towards anyone who attempts to violate Iraqi sovereignty or harm relations with the Kingdom or other neighboring and brotherly countries,” the statement concluded.

During its war against the US and Israel, Iran and its proxies targeted regional countries in daily retaliatory drone and missile strikes, mainly targeting US interests. While attacks have largely stopped since the ceasefire that was reached between the warring parties on April 8, some have still occurred.

In late March, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Jordan in a joint statement condemned strikes attributed to Iran-aligned factions in Iraq against neighboring countries and infrastructure, urging Baghdad to immediately stop attacks launched from its territory.

The US administration under Donald Trump has repeatedly called on Iraq to curb Iranian influence, pushing Baghdad to dissolve all armed factions, including the state-integrated Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).

In recent weeks, Washington has placed several bounties of up to $10 million for information on multiple Iraqi militia leaders, and sanctioned them.