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The Iraqi resistance’s response to any targeting of the country or use of its territory or airspace to strike Iran will not be limited to “Israel” but will extend to United States bases and interests in Iraq and the Middle East, warned the head of the Iraqi Kata’ib Hezbollah Security Bureau on October 10.
Abu Ali al-Askari said in a post on Telegram that the Iraqi resistance will not start a war that involves the energy sector, but if it does break out, the world will lose 12 million barrels per day, “and this is what we will make sure of.”
“This is what we will be taking care of, but only God knows what our brethren in Yemen will do in Bab al-Mandab and our brethren in Iran will do in the Strait of Hormuz,” he further warned.
Kata’ib Hezbollah is one of the strongest Iran-backed armed factions in Iraq. It is thought to be a key faction of the so-called Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) umbrella group, which has been launching attacks against Israel as well as against U.S. forces in the region since the outbreak of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip last October.
al-Askari’s threat came as Israel is reportedly preparing to launch an extensive strike against Iran in retaliation to the October 1 missile attack that targeted several key Israeli intelligence and military bases.
Recent reports in American and Hebrew media suggested that Israel would attack oil facilities in Iraq. Tehran has already warned that it will strike back by targeting Israeli infrastructure.
The serious threat made by Kata’ib Hezbollah is not the first to come from Iran’s allies in Iraq. Following the Iranian missile attack on Israel, the Coordination Committee for the Iraqi Resistance, which is thought to be responsible for decision making for the IRI, warned the U.S. against supporting a retaliatory strike against Iran, vowing to attack U.S. bases and internists in the region.
Iran and its allies appear to be very serious about deterring Israel, even if that meant going to an all-out energy war in the region.
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