India, Aug. 24 -- Iraq has officially proposed the establishment of a joint security coordination council involving Iran and Saudi Arabia to bridge a critical "crisis of trust". The initiative, announced by Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji, aims to prevent Iraq from being used as a battleground for regional proxy conflicts and to reassert state sovereignty over armed factions.

Iraq Proposes Joint Unified Security Council with Iran and Saudi Arabia

Baghdad formally transmitted the proposal to Tehran and Riyadh, identifying a lack of mutual trust as the fundamental obstacle to regional stability.

Iraq seeks to bring all weapons under strict state control, emphasizing that decisions of war and peace must rest solely with the...