Iran’s Revolutionary Guards released a statement on Sunday take responsibility for missile attacks against Israeli “strategic centers” in the city of Irbil in northern Iraq regionthe state of Iran media reported.
A “strategic center for conspiracy and wrongdoing of the Zionists were the target of powerful precision missiles fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” a statement said. on Sepah News, the guards official website. “Any repetition of Israel’s attacks will be met with a tough, decisive and destructive response,” the statement added.
A dozen ballistic missiles hit Erbil in the beginning hours of Sunday, with a united states official blame iran for the attack which also targeted the American consulate new building. the missile attack comes as talks revive 2015 Iran nuclear deal face perspective of collapse after a last-Russian minute demand strength world powers of pause negotiations for an indefinite time despite a largely completed text.
Missiles caused only material damage and one civilian was injured. Iraqi security official told Reuters the missiles were manufactured in Iran.
An Iranian state television correspondent based in Iraq said the missiles were aimed “secret Israeli bases.”
United States official who said that Iran was responsible does not have give More details. Iranian officials have not yet comment.
Separately, a US State Department spokesperson called it “outrageous attackbut said no Americans were injured and there was no damage to the United States government facilities in Irbil.
US forces stationed in Erbil international airport complex have in the past come under fire rocket and drone attacks that Washington accuses on Iran-aligned militias, but no such attack took place for several months.
“It is premature to point fingers of blame an individual party but the first reports show unmistakably that it was a cross-border range missile short circuit attack”, an Iraqi security officer official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said.
“Rooms of the missiles fired were recovered and it was made by Iran,” he said.
the attack came after Israel killed two Iranian members of Revolutionary Guards earlier this week in Syria.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry denounced attack.
“We condemn the attackwhich took place with ballistic missiles this morning (March 13) in Erbil, Iraq,” he said. in A declaration. “Such acts aimed at disrupting peace and stability in Iraq are totally unacceptable.”
“Turkey will continue to stand with Iraq in son fight against terrorism”, he added.
