Washington accused Iran-backed militias of the attack on the Tower 22 military base that also left dozens of American troops injured; Tehran denies any link.
Three US service members were killed and many wounded during an unmanned aerial drone attack on US forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden said on Sunday, blaming Iran-backed groups for the attack.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said Iran’s recent attack on the Mossad center in Erbil was a punishment against the aggressors against Iran’s national security and not against Iraq.
Iran confirms killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members as regional tensions flare up amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the UN Amir Saeed Iravani said that the recent missile attacks against the Israeli Mossad spy agency headquarters in Iraq and the Daesh (aka ISIS or ISIL) terror group in Syria were in full compliance with Tehran’s international obligations, stressing the action was necessary and proportionate.
Saying that Tehran respects the territorial integrity of all countries, Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani stressed that the country has no restrictions in defending national interests.
Turkiye’s military has carried out air raids against Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq and Syria, local Turkish media reports.
The military chopper that crashed is a Mi-8, a Soviet-made military helicopter, and the mountain country’s main city hosts an airbase.
Yemen’s Vice President Aidarus al Zoubaidi, speaking at Davos, criticises the absence of regional powers in the US-led coalition in the Red Sea.
At least 10 people have been killed in Ecuador in a series of attacks blamed on armed gangs, as the country plunges into chaos in what the new president has called an “internal armed conflict”.
