Iraq's Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein told CNN in a Wednesday morning interview that Iran launched missiles at the city of Erbil, because "it is not capable of retaliating against Israel."
The CNN anchor asked Hussein if there were any Mossad agents in Iraq at the time of the attack. Hussein said there weren't any Mossad agents and explained that four people were killed and six were injured by the Iranian strike and were Iraqi Kurds.
"We condemn the attacks," Hussein said on CNN. "They violate international law. We are taking various measures. We are also going to the Security Council in New York."
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the "spy headquarters" of Israel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported late on Monday, while the elite force said they also struck in Syria against the Islamic State.
"In response to the recent atrocities of the Zionist regime, causing the killing of commanders of the Guards and the Axis of Resistance...one of the main Mossad espionage headquarters in Iraq's Kurdistan region was destroyed with ballistic missiles," the Guards said in a statement.
Hussein speaks about Gaza
The CNN anchor and Hussein discuss the Middle Eastern tensions that escalated since the start of the Israel-Hamas War in Gaza.
"The war against the people in Gaza, it creates a huge problem. Not only for the Palestinian people but also for the entire region," Hussein explained. "To stop the war, and to open the door for more humanitarian aid for Gaza. That will help to stop the war in Gaza."
Hussein added: "Putting pressure on Netanyahu's government, will be the first step to help create less tension in the region."