Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi warned neighbouring Iraq on Thursday not to allow its soil to be used for activities that disrupt the Islamic republic's security, his office said.

His comments follow accusations by Iran last month that Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region had hosted a "strategic centre" used by Tehran's arch enemy Israel.

"The president emphasised that Iran strongly expects neighbouring countries, especially Iraq, not to allow any presence that is disruptive to the security of the Islamic republic," a statement by Raisi's office said.

The president accused Iraq's Kurdistan region of "negligence", adding that Iran is closely monitoring the movements of Israel and will not allow it to endanger the security of the region through any country, including Iraq.

The Iranian president made the remarks in Tehran during a meeting with visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.

Iraq's top diplomat pledged that his country will not be a base for actions against Iran's security, the statement added.

"We are ready for extensive cooperation, including in the field of security, to prevent any threat to the interests of Iran," Fuad said, according to Raisi's office.

Last month, Iran targeted the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, with a dozen ballistic missiles that lightly wounded two civilians.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of the country's military, confirmed at the time that they fired the projectiles and targeted a "strategic centre" used by Israel.

Arbil governor Oumid Khouchnaw dismissed as "baseless" any notion of Israeli sites in and around Arbil, saying "there are no Israeli sites in the region."

The Iraqi foreign ministry condemned the attack and summoned Iran's ambassador to protest the strikes.

Iran holds considerable influence over the federal government in Baghdad.

"Iraq considers itself not only a neighbour but also an ally and a friend of the Islamic Republic of Iran," the Iranian presidency further quoted Baghdad's top diplomat as saying on Thursday.

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