Iran and the United Stated are involved in a series of tensions in crisis-stricken Syria while seeking road lines to peace process.
On Thursday, US attacked two Iranian bases in Syria, reportedly in response to Iran’s recent rocket attacks on US coalition forces. Iran, However, refused to claim responsibility for any attacks on US military forces in recent weeks.
Around two weeks ago, Washington announced one of its civilian contractors killed and so many others injured as the result of Iran’s, or its proxies’, airstrikes on its forces in Iraq. The attack made American officials so furious that they said “as always, the President of the United States and the administration reserves the right to respond in the time and the manner of our choosing, but we’ll wait for the attribution to be concluded first before we take any additional steps.”
Joe Biden, the newly elected president of United State, also warned Iran after the fatal attacks. “You can’t act with impunity. Be careful,” said the US president.
Later, Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, denied any involvement in the attacks. To ensure the American officials, he said “while these rumors are strongly rejected, the dubious attempt to attribute it to Iran is also strongly condemned.”
Nevertheless, many airstrikes were lunched against two Iranian-backed bases in Syria, as the first US military action under Presidency of Joe Biden. According to John Kirby, Pentagon spokesman, the strikes took place “at President Biden’s direction” and were in respond to the recent attacks against American coalition forces and the “ongoing threats to those personnel.”
“Specifically, the strikes destroyed multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups, including Kata’ib Hezbollah and Kata’ib Sayyid al Shuhada,” Kirby said. “The operation sends an unambiguous message; President Biden will act to protect American coalition personnel. At the same time, we have acted in a deliberate manner that aims to de-escalate the overall situation in both Eastern Syria and Iraq,” he added.
Iran’s officials immediately condemned the US airstrikes. In a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister, condemned the airstrikes as “illegal and a violation of Syria’s sovereignty.”
In a statement Zarif announced “some recent attacks and incidents in Iraq are suspect, and could be designed to disrupt Iran-Iraq relations and Iraq’s security and stability.” He also added “We emphasize the need for the Iraqi government to find the perpetrators of these incidents.”
Fuad Hussein also said “Baghdad will not allow incidents in this country to be used to disrupt the excellent relations between the two countries.” he also added that Syria condemned the airstrikes, calling them “a cowardly and systematic American aggression” and warned they will undoubtedly have consequences.
It was more than a year ago when US-Iran tension was intensified following US president Donald Trump’s order to terrorize Iranian top commander major General Soleimani in Baghdad. Fear of direct conflicts only diminished after US decided not the respond Iran’s revengeful attack against its base the region.
Currently, Hussein is in Iran in order “to discuss regional developments, including ways to balance relations and avoid tension and escalation” with Iranian officials.
Analysts believe that US self-willed attacks perpetuates extremism in the region. Since April 2017, US started to deliberately attack Syrian government forces, and other neighboring countries and marked the start of a series of direct military interference in region.
According to political critics, US intervention in Middle East has caused unwanted consequences, like an increase in violence and extremism. Millions of civilians and different organizations are against US presence in the Middle East.
Biden administration’s policy towards Iran is impacted by its never clarified strategy to get back in compliance with Iran nuclear deal. The country, however, is under pressure of different parties, including Israel and some Arab states.
Around two weeks ago, Washington announced one of its civilian contractors killed and so many others injured as the result of Iran’s, or its proxies’, airstrikes on its forces in Iraq. The attack made American officials so furious that they said “as always, the President of the United States and the administration reserves the right to respond in the time and the manner of our choosing, but we’ll wait for the attribution to be concluded first before we take any additional steps.”
Joe Biden, the newly elected president of United State, also warned Iran after the fatal attacks. “You can’t act with impunity. Be careful,” said the US president.
Later, Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, denied any involvement in the attacks. To ensure the American officials, he said “while these rumors are strongly rejected, the dubious attempt to attribute it to Iran is also strongly condemned.”
Nevertheless, many airstrikes were lunched against two Iranian-backed bases in Syria, as the first US military action under Presidency of Joe Biden. According to John Kirby, Pentagon spokesman, the strikes took place “at President Biden’s direction” and were in respond to the recent attacks against American coalition forces and the “ongoing threats to those personnel.”
“Specifically, the strikes destroyed multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups, including Kata’ib Hezbollah and Kata’ib Sayyid al Shuhada,” Kirby said. “The operation sends an unambiguous message; President Biden will act to protect American coalition personnel. At the same time, we have acted in a deliberate manner that aims to de-escalate the overall situation in both Eastern Syria and Iraq,” he added.
Iran’s officials immediately condemned the US airstrikes. In a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister, condemned the airstrikes as “illegal and a violation of Syria’s sovereignty.”
In a statement Zarif announced “some recent attacks and incidents in Iraq are suspect, and could be designed to disrupt Iran-Iraq relations and Iraq’s security and stability.” He also added “We emphasize the need for the Iraqi government to find the perpetrators of these incidents.”
Fuad Hussein also said “Baghdad will not allow incidents in this country to be used to disrupt the excellent relations between the two countries.” he also added that Syria condemned the airstrikes, calling them “a cowardly and systematic American aggression” and warned they will undoubtedly have consequences.
It was more than a year ago when US-Iran tension was intensified following US president Donald Trump’s order to terrorize Iranian top commander major General Soleimani in Baghdad. Fear of direct conflicts only diminished after US decided not the respond Iran’s revengeful attack against its base the region.
Currently, Hussein is in Iran in order “to discuss regional developments, including ways to balance relations and avoid tension and escalation” with Iranian officials.
Analysts believe that US self-willed attacks perpetuates extremism in the region. Since April 2017, US started to deliberately attack Syrian government forces, and other neighboring countries and marked the start of a series of direct military interference in region.
According to political critics, US intervention in Middle East has caused unwanted consequences, like an increase in violence and extremism. Millions of civilians and different organizations are against US presence in the Middle East.
Biden administration’s policy towards Iran is impacted by its never clarified strategy to get back in compliance with Iran nuclear deal. The country, however, is under pressure of different parties, including Israel and some Arab states.
