U.S. call for Israeli sovereignty on Golan "contravenes international law" - Iraqi foreign ministry tweet
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's statement recognising Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights "contravenes international law," the Iraqi foreign ministry said on Twitter on Saturday.
Trump's statement on Thursday marked a dramatic shift in U.S. policy over the status of a disputed area that Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East conflict and annexed in 1981 - a move not recognized internationally.
(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli, editing by Louise Heavens)