Shafaq News/ The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Hakem al-Zameli, on Wednesday dismissed the Iranian attack on Erbil, Kurdistan's capital city, as a "violation of sovereignty", calling for recoursing to official "correspondence" in issues related to the intelligence security of neighboring countries.

Al-Zameli's remarks came after a meeting

Shafaq News/ The leader of al-Hekmah movement, Ammar al-Hakim, urged the rival Iraqi parties to put the disagreements "on hold" and agree upon a "national government program".

"The stifling impasse Iraq is experiencing will cast shadows on the citizen, starting with the failure to form a government through to the inability to enact a budget bill,"

Shafaq News/ The Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, rejected "offending" religious symbols or attacking party headquarters.

In a statement, Al-Kadhimi's office said after the National Security Council meeting that the Council stressed: "to stand firmly in front of all acts that threaten civil peace, offend

Shafaq News/ A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Ikhlas al-Dulaimi, on Wednesday said that the rival Iraqi parties have failed to find a common ground so far, hinting that the scenario of Saturday may be replicated on Wednesday's session.

Speaking to Shafaq News Agency, al-Dulaimi said, "the trilateral coalition will push for holding