Baghdad, June 15 -- Iraq urged the United States to uphold its responsibility to prevent Israeli aircraft from breaching Iraqi airspace to carry out attacks.

Sabah Al-Numan, spokesperson for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces, on Saturday stated that the Iraqi government called on the U.S. to fulfill its obligations under bilateral agreements and international conventions to prevent such violations.

The Iraqi government reiterated its firm and unequivocal rejection of any violation of Iraqi airspace or its use for military attacks carried out by Israel against Iran or any other neighboring country, the statement said.

Iraq has exercised the highest levels of restraint in hopes of allowing diplomatic and political solutio...