U reakciji je međutim zamjenik premijera Iraka Barham Salih izjavio da Turska i Irak trebaju koristiti diplomatska sredstva u rješavanju tog pitanja -- i da Irak neće prihvatiti narušavanje svog suvereniteta.
In response, however, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih said that Turkey and Iraq need to use diplomatic means to resolve the issue -- and that Iraq would not accept a breach of its sovereignty.