Iraqi official says businessman's villa pounded in missile attack earlier this month was site of meetings with Israeli officials on a pipeline to supply Turkey, Europe

Baz Karim Barzinji's home was hit in IRGC missile attack near US consulate in Erbil, in supposed response to alleged Israeli strike in Syria that killed two Iranian officers

Tehran says it won't tolerate 'sabotage' and 'conspiracy' from its neighbor; Iranian ambassador summoned to Baghdad to protest attack, which marked escalation between US and Iran

Baghdad summons Iranian ambassador in protest of 'flagrant violation of sovereignty'; Kurdish authorities dismiss 'baseless' claims of Israeli sites in the area

Spokesman for US-led coalition against Islamic State says he had no knowledge of confab promoting normalization and has no affiliation with its participants

Baghdad says it will arrest all 300 participants at event in Kurdistan that called for peace, once it can establish who they are; Sahar al-Ta'i, Wisam al-Hardan were main speakers

PM praises gathering of hundreds of Sunni and Shiite notables, says 'recognition of the historical injustice done to the Jews of Iraq is especially important'

Federal government says the statements by 300 prominent figures is 'not representative' of the population

At Erbil conference, participants also call for rebuilding ties with the country's dispossessed Jewish diaspora; normalization remains a crime under Iraqi law

Unprecedented event in Erbil features Sunni and Shiite leaders and activists demanding that Baghdad join Abraham Accords; Lapid: Event in Iraq is a 'source of hope and optimism'