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# Iraq's prime minister says he saw part of a leaked US war plan with troops crossing Iraq into southern Iran

Al-Mada reports that Ali al-Zaidi described three scenarios to Iraq's ruling coalition in a closed meeting. The account comes from unnamed sources, and no US confirmation appears in the reports.

Published 09 Nov 2026, 13:12 UTC · Leaked on 08 November 2026

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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi told leaders of Iraq's ruling Shiite coalition, the Coordination Framework, that he had seen part of a leaked war plan presented to President Trump, the Baghdad newspaper [Al-Mada](https://almadapaper.net/460373/) reported in a story published at 21:55 UTC on November 8. @FaytuksNetwork relayed the report on X at 22:49 UTC.

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> Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi told Iraq's ruling coalition in recent meetings that he has seen leaked war plans presented to President Trump, with one of the scenarios involving American forces entering through Iraq to invade southern Iran. Another possibility he presented was that Iran would enter Kuwait with forces inside of Iraq - Al-Mada
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> — Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) [November 8, 2026](https://twitter.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2119563016543064561)

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According to Al-Mada, al-Zaidi said the plan contains three scenarios. In one, US forces cross Iraq to invade southern Iran. In another, Iran pressures Iraq to move into Kuwait from Iraqi territory. [India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/us-iran-war-news-donald-trump-leakes-war-plan-iraq-pm-ali-al-zaidi-ground-invasion-itspc-3035292-2026-11-09) reported that Al-Mada did not disclose the third scenario or give operational details of the other two.

Al-Mada attributed the account to sources close to the government rather than to a public statement by al-Zaidi. The same sources told the paper that al-Zaidi warned the coalition that armed factions would be arrested if they fought on Iran's side, a warning the Iraqi outlet [964](https://964media.com/734508/) carried in its republication of the report.

Al-Mada tied the warning to a phone call between al-Zaidi and Trump the previous Thursday, and India Today dated that call to November 5. India Today reported that after the call al-Zaidi said Iraqi territory must not be used to launch attacks against neighboring countries. India Today also said it is unclear whether the scenarios were formally approved by Washington or are contingency plans.

The account rests on unnamed sources describing a closed meeting, and no US statement confirming that the plan exists appears in Al-Mada, India Today, or 964.

## What we know

* Al-Mada reported that al-Zaidi told the Coordination Framework he had seen part of a leaked US war plan with three scenarios.
* One reported scenario has US forces crossing Iraq into southern Iran; another has Iran pressing Iraq to move into Kuwait.

## What we don't know

* Whether the plan exists in the form described.
* What the third scenario is, and whether any scenario was approved.

## What would confirm it

A US government statement or a document confirming the plan and its scenarios.

## Sources

* [Original X post by @FaytuksNetwork](https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2119563016543064561)
* [الإطار يحذر الزيدي: اعتقال الفصائل يسقط الحكومة والتحالف الشيعي !](https://almadapaper.net/460373/)
* [Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi claims to have seen Donald Trump's Iran war plan. What's in it? - India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/us-iran-war-news-donald-trump-leakes-war-plan-iraq-pm-ali-al-zaidi-ground-invasion-itspc-3035292-2026-11-09)
* [ترامب أبلغ الزيدي: المفاوضات لا تكفي.. اعتقل الفصائل إذا انخرطت في الحرب – تقرير](https://964media.com/734508/)

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## What happened later

The account rests on unnamed sources describing a closed meeting, and no US statement confirming that the plan exists appears in Al-Mada, India Today, or 964.

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