On February 7, the US military struck targets in Iraq, killing a commander of the Kataib Hezbollah group, which it believed was responsible for planning and participating in attacks against US bases in the region. writes about this RIA News referring to a message from United States Central Command.
According to the official statement, the US military carried out the attack in response to attacks on its own troops.
Central Command emphasized that the United States will continue to take all necessary measures to protect itself.
Before that, political scientist Marat Bashirov suggestedIn the event of a major conflict between the United States and Iran, American military assets as well as a 50,000-strong contingent would become easy prey for Tehran, as Tehran has thousands of modern ballistic missiles. He added that Washington knows that an all-out war against Iran will open new fronts in Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, also known in the West as Iran’s ring of fire.
February 6 Shiite groups in Iraq announced About a new Israeli bombardment of Eilat.
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