Iran Condemns US Air Strikes in Syria, Denies Attacks in Iraq

Iran Condemns US Air Strikes in Syria, Denies Attacks in Iraq
A closer view of an Iraq-Syria border crossing and buildings before airstrikes, on Feb. 3, 2021. (Satellite image (copyright) 2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters)
Reuters
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DUBAI—Iran on Saturday condemned U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria, and denied responsibility for rocket attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq that prompted Friday’s strikes.

Washington said its strikes on positions of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group along the Iraq border were in response to the rocket attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq.