Iraqi PM Suggests NATO-Style Collective Security Approach In Islamic World

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani used the emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha to urge the creation of a NATO-style collective security arrangement for the Arab and Islamic world, in which an attack on one state would be treated as an attack on all. Al-Sudani said the Israeli strike on Qatar represented a dangerous escalation, warning that such aggression undermines regional stability and international law. Iraq’s Prime Minister reiterated the country’s solidarity with Qatar, the Palestinian people, and other countries targeted in recent conflicts, including Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Iran. The Iraqi leader called on Arab and Islamic states to adopt a unified position condemning the assault on Doha and to coordinate diplomatic measures to hold Israel accountable internationally. Al-Sudani...