The Biden administration has warned the Iraq government that if it allows Iran to attack Israel from its soil, the US won’t stop Israel from striking Iraq, Axios reported on Tuesday.
The report said US and Israeli intelligence believe that Iran is preparing to launch a significant attack from Iraq in response to Israel’s October 26 airstrikes on Iran, which killed four Iranian soldiers and one civilian. Iranian officials have been vowing that there will be a response.
US and Israeli officials claim Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been moving drones and ballistic missiles to Shia militias in Iraq in preparation for a joint attack.
The Axios report said National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken both spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani this week and warned him not to allow Iran to attack from Iraqi territory. “If you don’t, we won’t be able to stop Israel from striking Iraq,” a US official said.
The US is vowing to defend Israel from any potential attack and has deployed additional military assets to the region for that purpose. The US also deployed B-52 bombers to the Middle East as a threat to Iran.
Iran has said that it would not be deterred by the new US deployments and said the American presence in the region is “destabilizing.” Since the US is vowing to defend Israel, US military assets could become targets of Iranian missiles, especially if Iran feels its attack will lead to a full-blown war.
They wreck the country, kill and displace millions, overstay their welcome and now make demands. Delusion of grandeur.
Iran definitely doesn't need Iraqi territory to attack Israel…!
As if US controlled Israel all these years from attacking any territory…!
…And Israel intelligence knows this and they haven't stroke those weapons already…!
Actually moving drones into position early would be a smart move (I'd be surprised if they haven't already), because if you launch a shitload of cheap throwaway drones first the Israelis will have to waste a lot of their air defense swatting them down, and after their ready ammunition is expended launch the major missiles from Iran proper before more can be brought up from storage. (You don't store large amounts of ammunition on site, because anything happening to it will take out launcher and crew as well.) Ballistic missiles are fairly easy to predict their path and you can use that prediction to prioritize your targets. Drones can change direction at any moment, so you need to take out as many as you can even though their payload tends to be smaller since you don't know what their ultimate target might be.
Typical US bullying…!
As though anyone is under any illusion that the US would even attempt to restrain their rabid attack dog. Carter was the last one who even tried to limit their atrocities.
It's been the 5 stages of total ideological and political death for one party and now another, both finally moving toward acceptance…
Just kidding. Look under your chair. January 6th by proxy for everyone everywhere forever!!!
I am touched and warmed by the actions of my fellow Americans and their collective rejection of a totally corrupt Establishment tonight, because the entire Establishment was on the ballot and got wiped out by the public en masse. Incredible.
Just another lateral move.
My son ventured that it was in part a rejection of transformational politics, and I'm inclined to agree.
I think it's just another step moving the needle towards outright fascism. Look how bad the candidate that we were expected to accept was, just to prevent the election of the even worse candidate (no matter which one you thought was "the worse candidate"). There isn't even a 'Lesser Evil' to select any longer, just 'Red Evil Candidate' and 'Blue Evil Candidate'.
More rhetorical than reality though.
Caitlin Johnstone's headline today:
The Evil Warmongering Zionist Won (No Not That One, The Other One)
My question, viz Iraq's response to being warned by the US not to facilitate a strike on Israel: If Iraq's middle finger can be seen from space, can you see your own grotesque hubris and your tiny limp…?
The more the US pumps and dumps Israel in the Middle East the less influence it will have. Iran must be engaged, not spanked.
Did they warn Iraq to not help Israel attack Iran?
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in a nutshell 😉
Absolutely unbelievable. The US looks the other way while Israelis fly through Iraq… Just makes me feel even better to know Biden's legacy will remain in the toilet.
Now they're to be soon out of office will the Biden-Nazis be yet more audacious on behalf of the BB-Nazis?
“I set out running but I take my time… A friend of the devil is a friend of mine! If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep Tonight!…”
So Iraq is now officially on the target list for the new Middle East war. That's all this means. What a surprise…not.