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re: Iran Threatens-‘US WONT Be Spared’ as US Strikes Syrias' Weapons & Iranian Groups
US Strikes on Syria Overnight Targeted Weapons and Munitions Storage Facilities
U.S. Airstrike in Syria: Biden Orders Attack on Iranian-Backed Groups
BBC 27 OCT 2023
US air strikes in Syria overnight hit a weapons storage facility and an ammunition storage facility used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Cops and militia it backs, senior US officials said, saying it was unclear if Iranian nationals were killed.
The strikes took place at roughly 4.30 am on Friday in Syria (1.30am GMT) near Abu Kamal, a Syrian town on the border with Iraq, and were carried out by two F-16 fighter jets using precision munitions, one of the officials said.
“Iran-backed attacks against US forces are unacceptable and must cease. We are prepared to take further measures to protect our people if necessary,” a second official official said.
The scenes we are seeing unfold in Israel and Gaza mark a new chapter in the Middle East conflict. The consequences and scale of losses are already devastating, and the recent attack – and the war that now follows – is likely to shape global politics for years to come.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Targeted Strikes in Syria:
Today, at President Biden’s direction, US military forces conducted self-defence strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups. These precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against US personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17.
As a result of these attacks, one US citizen contractor died from a cardiac incident while sheltering in place; 21 US personnel suffered from minor injuries, but all have since returned to duty. The President has no higher priority than the safety of US personnel, and he directed today’s action to make clear that the United States will not tolerate such attacks and will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests.
The United States does not seek conflict and has no intention nor desire to engage in further hostilities, but these Iranian-backed attacks against US forces are unacceptable and must stop. Iran wants to hide its hand and deny its role in these attacks against our forces. We will not let them. If attacks by Iran’s proxies against US forces continue, we will not hesitate to take further necessary measures to protect our people.
These narrowly tailored strikes in self-defence were intended solely to protect and defend US personnel in Iraq and Syria. They are separate and distinct from the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, and do not constitute a shift in our approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
We continue to urge all state and non-state entities not to take action that would escalate into a broader regional conflict.
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Iran Threatens US Saying It Will NOT be Spared if Conflict Continues
Palestine supporters rally in Tehran
Iran's foreign minister has threatened the US, saying that if Israel's bombardment of Gaza does not stop, America will "not be spared from this fire".
The incendiary comments came as minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian spoke at the UN today. He said: "I say frankly to the American statesmen, who are now managing the genocide in Palestine, that we do not welcome [an] expansion of the war in the region.
"But if the genocide in Gaza continues, they will not be spared from this fire."
Israel claims that its operations in Gaza are to root out Hamas - which is in control of the besieged territory - and to free the hostages taken during the attacks on October 7.
The US has been vocal in its support for its longstanding ally and has vowed to stand with them in light of the attacks.
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