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Iran-backed armed factions in Iraq said on October 1 that if the United States takes part in “any hostile action” against Iran then American interests in the Middle East will be under threat.
In a brief statement, the Coordination Committee for the Iraqi Resistance also warned Israel against using Iraqi airspace to launch an attack against, saying “all American bases and interests in Iraq and the region will be our target.”
The statement was released right after Iran launched a large-scale attack against Israel with some 200 ballistic missiles, targeting several key intelligence and military bases across the country and sending around ten million people into bomb shelters.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned after the attack on Tehran that it had made “a big mistake” and “will pay for it.”
From its side, Iran warned that any attack by Israel will be met with an even stronger reaction. Iranian media even reported that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had already green-lighted retaliatory strikes on Israeli infrastructure.
The Coordination Committee for the Iraqi Resistance is believed to be the body responsible for decision making for the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), which has been launching attacks against both Israel and U.S. forces in the region since the outbreak of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip last October.
On October 2 alone, the IRI announced that it had struck three targets in northern Israel with suicide drones in support of both Gaza and Lebanon.
The Iraqi threat could complicate Israeli plans to retaliate and even force the U.S. to limit any plans to aid an attack on Tehran.
It’s worth noting that Israel reportedly violated Iraqi airspace while launching a limited retaliatory strike against Iran following the April missile attack.
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