{"id":247962,"date":"2026-08-13T18:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/247962\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T18:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:27:13","slug":"ksa-iraq-strengthen-defense-coordination-shafaq-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/247962\/","title":{"rendered":"KSA, Iraq strengthen defense coordination &#8211; Shafaq News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                            2026-08-13T16:45:41+00:00<\/p>\n<p>                                    font<\/p>\n<p>                                            Enable Reading Mode<\/p>\n<p>\n                                        A-<br \/>\n                                        A<br \/>\n                                        A+\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>Shafaq News- Riyadh<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia will continue to support Iraq\u2019s security,<br \/>\nstability, development, and prosperity, Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin<br \/>\nSalman said on Thursday following talks with a senior Iraqi security delegation<br \/>\nin Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIraq will remain a dear neighbor to us, and we share bonds<br \/>\nof brotherhood, solidarity, and mutual support with its government and people,\u201d<br \/>\nbin Salman said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0642\u064a\u062a \u0645\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064a \u0645\u062f\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0626\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645 \u0644\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0644\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0643\u0646 \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0645\u0631\u064a.\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0639\u0631\u0636\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0633\u0643\u0631\u064a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639\u064a\u060c \u0648\u0628\u062d\u062b\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0637\u0648\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0642\u0644\u064a\u0645\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0623\u0643\u062f\u0646\u0627 \u0623\u0647\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0648\u0627\u0635\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u0633\u064a\u0642 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0648\u0646 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0645\u0627 \u064a\u062e\u062f\u0645 \u0645\u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u062a\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0648\u064a\u062d\u0642\u0642 \u0623\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/llM0J8jxSp\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/llM0J8jxSp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Khalid bin Salman \u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646 (@kbsalsaud) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kbsalsaud\/status\/2087934638945698097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 13, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The delegation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shafaq.com\/en\/Security\/Iraqi-security-chiefs-head-to-Saudi-Arabia-over-drone-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">arrived<\/a> in Riyadh earlier today, led by Abdul<br \/>\nAmir Al-Shammari, director of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi<br \/>\nArmed Forces, and included Intelligence Service chief Hamid Al-Shatri, Air<br \/>\nDefense Commander Muhannad Al-Asadi, and Counter-Terrorism Service Chief, Zaid<br \/>\nHoshi.<\/p>\n<p>The officials are <a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Iraq\/Iraqi-delegation-to-raise-PMF-strikes-in-Riyadh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">expected<\/a> to raise recent<br \/>\nstrikes on Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) positions and seek compensation,<br \/>\nSadiqoun lawmaker Ahmed Al-Mousawi told Shafaq News. \u201cA Saudi delegation that<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Iraq\/Riyadh-sends-new-invitation-to-Iraqi-PM-Al-Zaidi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">visited<\/a> Baghdad on August 7 had apologized for the strikes but presented no<br \/>\nevidence that drones targeting the Kingdom had been launched from Iraqi<br \/>\nterritory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On July 27, Saudi Arabia said it intercepted drones \u201claunched<br \/>\nfrom Iraq toward oil facilities in the Eastern Province and Riyadh.\u201d The<br \/>\nIslamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), an umbrella of Iran-aligned factions, denied<br \/>\nresponsibility. Two days later, US and Saudi warplanes struck PMF positions<br \/>\nacross seven Iraqi provinces, killing at least 20 members and wounding 32.<br \/>\nWashington and Riyadh said the strikes responded to attacks on US forces and<br \/>\nSaudi energy facilities, prompting Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi to cancel<br \/>\na scheduled visit to Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026-08-13T16:45:41+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Riyadh Saudi Arabia will continue to support Iraq\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[14],"tags":[62597,94,68871,65630,36566],"class_list":["post-247962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iraq","tag-abdul-amir-al-shammari","tag-iraq","tag-iraq-strengthen-defense-coordination","tag-khalid-bin-salman","tag-ksa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/117089615685261023","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}