Former PM Abdul Mahdi claims Iran ‘succeeded morally’ after US strikes nuclear sites

BAGHDAD — Former Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said Sunday that the U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear facilities represents the “last or second-to-last card” available to the United States and Israel. He added that Iran and what he described as “resistance” groups had succeeded “morally” and “legally.”

In a post published on his official Facebook page, Abdul Mahdi said, “The bombing of facilities is their last or second-to-last card. Iran and the resistance have succeeded morally and legally, with steadfastness, deterrence, and mobilization.”

He described the ongoing conflict as “a long war” that brings pain but includes a “promise of victory.” He added, “It hurts them and drains them until they meet their inevitable fate.”

At the official level, the Iraqi government also issued a “strong condemnation” of the military strikes targeting nuclear facilities in Iran, calling the escalation “a threat to peace in the Middle East” and a dangerous move that could ignite a wider regional conflict.

Separately, Ammar Al-Hakim, head of Iraq’s Al-Hikma Movement, issued a condemnation of the U.S. strikes on Iran, warning that the consequences could “drag the region and the world into a full-scale war.”

The U.S. entered the conflict overnight with coordinated air and naval strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.