To deter possible Israeli airstrikes, the Iraqi government has initiated extensive contacts with several countries to purchase air defence systems, Iraqi officials announced.

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani's government, with support from the ruling Coordinating Framework coalition, has initiated extensive contacts with several countries to purchase air defence systems, two Iraqi officials have stated to Al Araby Al-Jadeed, The New Arab's Arabic sister website.

As Israel's army continues its war on Palestine's Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, the step by the Iraqi authorities is viewed as a precautionary measure in case Israel's war spills over to Iraq amid continuous attacks by Iran-backed militias on United States military bases in the country.