U.S. Will ‘Respond Swiftly and Decisively’ if Iranian Allies Attack in Iraq
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The Trump White House warned Iran on Tuesday that attacks against American personnel and facilities in Iraq by Tehran’s allies and proxies will not be tolerated.
The warning was issued after attacks against the American diplomatic consulate in Basra and the embassy in Baghdad.
The terse White House statement promised to respond “swiftly and decisively” to further provocations:
Over the past few days, we have seen life-threatening attacks in Iraq, including on the United States consulate in Basra and against the American embassy compound in Baghdad. Iran did not act to stop these attacks by its proxies in Iraq, which it has supported with funding, training, and weapons.The United States will hold the regime in Tehran accountable for any attack that results in injury to our personnel or damage to United States Government facilities. America will respond swiftly and decisively in defense of American lives.
Several rockets were fired at the airport in Basra on Saturday, and at least one rocket was fired into Baghdad’s “Green Zone” in the vicinity of the American Embassy. The U.S. consulate in Basra is located in the airport.
“U.S. officials haven’t made public any evidence that Iran ordered the attacks, and some U.S. officials said the Shiite militias may have been acting on their own,” the Wall Street Journal noted on Tuesday. Neither of the attacks struck U.S. property or injured American citizens.
One American official told the Journal there has been “explicit incitement in social media” by Shiite militia leaders with terrorist resumes and firm links to Tehran and said the rockets launched at the Basra airport were probably targeted at the U.S. consulate. READ MORE
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