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 · Leaked on 08 November 2026
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 reported in a story published at 21:55 UTC on November 8. @FaytuksNetwork relayed the report on X at 22:49 UTC.
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 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 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.