# Iraq approves Iran’s request for joint probe into drone launch sites

https://mins.news/en/item/56324

- CGTN, 2026-09-12 12:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-12/news-1QnRbTWGzbq/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Iraqi Prime Minister and armed forces commander-in-chief Ali al-Zaidi approved Iran’s request for a joint investigation into drone launch platforms near the Iraq-Iran border. The move followed confirmation that recent attacks targeting Saudi Arabia were launched from Iraq’s Maysan province. Zaidi also dismissed the province’s operations and police commanders and ordered a special investigative council.

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