Officials say US military helped stop Iranian missiles heading to Israel: Report
The US military has helped shoot down Iranian missiles that were headed toward Israel, two US officials told Reuters.
The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not provide further information, including whether fighter jets or warships carried out the defensive operation.
US threatens Iran of ‘dire consequences’ if American troops targeted in region
A US representative at the UN has defended Israel’s attacks on Iran, saying the Israeli government told Washington that its bombardment was “necessary for its self-defence”.
“Every sovereign nation has the right to defend itself, and Israel is no exception,” McCoy Pitt told the Security Council.
“The United States was informed of the strikes ahead of time, but was not military involved in these strikes. Our absolute, foremost priority is the protection of US citizens, personnel and forces in the region.”
Pitt said Tehran should not target American troops in the region.
“The consequences for Iran would be dire,” he warned.
Pro-Iran militias in Iraq demand US troops leave the country
Accusing US President Donald Trump of having “authorised” the Israeli attack on Iran, Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah said in a statement that “the American forces in Iraq have enabled this aggression by opening the Iraqi airspace to Zionist aircraft”.
To stop Iraq from becoming “a battlefield”, Kataib Hezbollah said the government in Baghdad “must urgently remove these hostile foreign forces from the country in order to avoid additional wars in the region”.
Akram al-Kaabi, the leader of another pro-Iran militia, al-Nujaba, decried the alleged “coordination” between Israel and the “American occupier” and called for the “complete withdrawal” of US forces.
US forces stationed in Iraq at Baghdad’s invitation have supported the fight against the ISIL (ISIS) group.
All this because Netanyahu won't take responsibility for his crimes.
