The attacks carried out in recent days against US troop bases in Iraq and Syria are “a response” to the assistance the United States is providing to Israel in the fight against Hamas. This was said by a spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Washington has about 900 troops in Syria and about 2,500 in Iraq. They fight against extremist organizations such as Islamic State and regularly carry out attacks against jihadists themselves. But since the beginning of October, they have been the target of attacks at least sixteen times, the Pentagon said.
According to Iran, the attacks are a response to “the illegal presence of the United States in the region.” “Of course there will be protests against the Americans’ unconditional support for the Zionist regime,” said spokesman Nasser Kanani. Washington previously said Tehran was indirectly involved in the attacks against its forces and that it would take “resolute” retaliation.
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