The Iraqi government told Shafaq News: The relationship with Washington has moved from “conflict” to “partnership”.
The Prime Minister’s Advisor for Foreign Affairs, Farhad Ala’addin, affirmed on Thursday that the United States’ decision to revoke the authorization to use force against Iraq confirms that the country is now fully sovereign and signifies a shift in the relationship from “conflict” to “partnership.”
Alaa al-Din told Shafaq News Agency that “this decision represents a clear shift in the nature of the relationship between Baghdad and Washington, from a logic of conflict and confrontation to a logic of partnership and cooperation based on mutual respect.”
He added that “the decision on the security level reinforces the principle of national sovereignty, supports political stability, and enshrines the path of normal relations between Iraq and the United States, in a way that serves common interests and enhances security and stability in the region.”
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry described the US Congress’s vote to revoke the authorization for the use of military force against Iraq as “historic” on Wednesday evening, stressing that this revocation represents a fundamental turning point in changing the legal nature of the relationship between the two countries .
In a statement, the State Department expressed its welcome for the “historic vote by the US Congress, in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force against Iraq, as part of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, and the Department looks forward to President Donald Trump’s ratification of the bill .”
She explained that “the completion of the stages of repealing the aforementioned authorizations for the use of military force, which are more than thirty years old, indicates a change in the convictions of American legislators for a number of internal and external considerations .”
The ministry stressed that “the cancellation of the two authorizations for the use of military force does not undermine counterterrorism efforts, as the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, issued in the wake of the September 11 attacks to counter the threats of al-Qaeda and other associated terrorist organizations, remains in effect .”
The ministry stressed “the commitment of the Government of the Republic of Iraq to strengthening bilateral relations in a way that contributes to building a long-term partnership that serves the interests of the two friendly countries and supports the stability of the Middle East region.”
Shafaq.com