Tehran considers US attacks in Syria and Iraq an act of terrorism, requires the United States to leave the region, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday.
“US military aggression against Iraq and Iraqi forces is direct evidence of US terrorism, (Tehran) condemns it,” said Mousavi, whose words were published on the agency’s Telegram channel.
He demanded that the United States stop interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq, and also indicated that the presence of foreign troops in the region only led to an escalation of tension. In this regard, Mousavi demanded that the United States “cease its occupation presence.”
The Pentagon said earlier that the United States attacked five targets of the Kataib Hezbollah movement in Iraq and Syria “in response to repeated attacks on Iraqi bases.” The defense department explained that these actions were taken as a response to attacks by movement on an Iraqi base near Kirkuk, which led to the death of a US citizen and the injury of four American troops. The Pentagon noted that these attacks are aimed at reducing the ability of the group to conduct “attacks in the future” against coalition forces. US accuses Iran of sponsoring Hezbollah.