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The inquiry’s panel has already begun work, making the first requests for government documents.
But the chairman said it could take months to read through the “huge amount” of material and identify issues on which to focus.
Its “first priority” would be to hear from the families of British service personnel killed during the conflict, he said.
All documents held by the British government and any British citizen could be called to give evidence, he said.
The inquiry panel came in with “open minds” and a determination to “review the evidence independently”.
He said nobody was “on trial” but the committee would “not shy away from making criticism”.
“If we find on going through the evidence that we see … that people fell short in their duty, made mistakes, acted wrongly, we shall most certainly say so and say so clearly.”
He suggested that key figures - likely to include Tony Blair - would appear towards the end of the inquiry to ensure that they were asked the right questions.

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