Report: US Will Not Intervene if Israel Attacks Iranian Targets in Iraq
A source in the Iraqi government told RT that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo conveyed the message during his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi in Baghdad last week
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| 18/01/2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, in Baghdad (Photo: AP)
The United States has informed Iraq that it will not intervene if Israel attacks Iranian targets in the country, RT Arabic reported on Thursday.
A source in the Iraqi government told RT that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo conveyed the message during his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi in Baghdad last week.
RT quoted the source as saying that Abdul-Mahdi expressed his fear about the possible move and told Pompeo that if this were to happen, it will have dangerous consequences for the region.
Reuters reported last September that Iran had delivered ballistic missiles to Shi’ite militias in Iraq, and was trying to develop a missile manufacturing infrastructure in the country.
The report quoted three Iranian officials, two Iraqi intelligence sources, and two Western intelligence sources, all of whom confirmed the transfer of short-range missiles to Iraq over the course of several months.
According to the report, Israel knew about the transfer of the missiles from Iran to Iraq and has been monitoring the situation closely.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied the report, saying “Such false and ridiculous news have no purpose other than affecting Iran’s foreign relations, especially with its neighbors.”
[Sources: Israel National News, The Jerusalem Post]
A source in the Iraqi government told RT that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo conveyed the message during his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi in Baghdad last week
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, in Baghdad (Photo: AP)
The United States has informed Iraq that it will not intervene if Israel attacks Iranian targets in the country, RT Arabic reported on Thursday.
A source in the Iraqi government told RT that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo conveyed the message during his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi in Baghdad last week.
RT quoted the source as saying that Abdul-Mahdi expressed his fear about the possible move and told Pompeo that if this were to happen, it will have dangerous consequences for the region.
Reuters reported last September that Iran had delivered ballistic missiles to Shi’ite militias in Iraq, and was trying to develop a missile manufacturing infrastructure in the country.
The report quoted three Iranian officials, two Iraqi intelligence sources, and two Western intelligence sources, all of whom confirmed the transfer of short-range missiles to Iraq over the course of several months.
According to the report, Israel knew about the transfer of the missiles from Iran to Iraq and has been monitoring the situation closely.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied the report, saying “Such false and ridiculous news have no purpose other than affecting Iran’s foreign relations, especially with its neighbors.”
[Sources: Israel National News, The Jerusalem Post]
