WASHINGTON: The US has accused the Iranian regime of facilitating attacks on its military bases in Syria and Iraq.
The White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said the US can protect its interests against what it called Iran-backed proxy groups.
Attacks on US bases
US bases in Syria and Iraq have repeatedly come under drone attacks recently.
The US forces came under attack from a drone, which resulted in minor injuries to a few soldiers.
A US base in western Iraq came under drone and rocket attack just a day after, but no one was seriously harmed.
Iraqi police said the US forces near Baghdad’s international airport were also attacked with rockets on last Thursday, without providing further details.
Iran maintaining deniability
John Kirby said Iran was trying to maintain deniability while facilitating proxies to fight against US troops.
“Iran’s goal is to maintain some level of deniability here, but we are not going to allow them to do that,” Kirby said.
The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken recently said Iran was not behind the attack on its key ally in the Middle East.
