{"id":108198,"date":"2021-02-27T18:43:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T18:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=108198"},"modified":"2021-02-27T18:43:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T18:43:11","slug":"iran-condemns-u-s-airstrikes-in-syria-and-denies-attacks-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/iran-condemns-u-s-airstrikes-in-syria-and-denies-attacks-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran condemns U.S. airstrikes in Syria and denies attacks in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday condemned U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria.<\/li>\n<li>Washington says its strike on the Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group was a response to rocket attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq. <\/li>\n<li>Iran denied involvement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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&#x27;s strikes.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Western officials and some Iraqi officials have blamed those attacks on Iran-backed groups.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tehran has denied any involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday condemned the U.S. strikes as &quot;illegal and a violation of Syria&#x27;s sovereignty&quot; in a meeting with his visiting Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, Iran&#x27;s state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Zarif said some recent attacks and incidents in Iraq are suspect, and could be designed to disrupt Iran-Iraq relations and Iraq&#x27;s security and stability,&quot; the media reports said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We emphasize the need for the Iraqi government to find the perpetrators of these incidents,&quot; Zarif was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Hussein gave assurances that &quot;Baghdad will not allow incidents in this country to be used to disrupt the excellent relations between the two countries&quot;, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>Progress has been made in talks on Iran&#x27;s frozen funds and Baghdad would facilitate Tehran&#x27;s access to its funds, Hussein added. Some $6 billion in Iranian funds have been blocked in Iraq because of U.S. sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#x27;s top security official, Ali Shamkhani, met Hussein earlier and said Friday&#x27;s U.S. air strikes encouraged terrorism in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Hussein is in Iran &quot;to discuss regional developments, including ways to balance relations and avoid tension and escalation&quot; with Iranian officials, according to an Iraqi foreign ministry statement.<\/p>\n<p>An Iraqi militia official close to Iran said the U.S. strikes killed one fighter and wounded four. U.S. officials said they were limited in scope to show President Joe Biden&#x27;s administration would act firmly while trying to avoid a big regional escalation.<\/p>\n<p>Washington and Tehran are seeking maximum leverage in attempts to save Iran&#x27;s nuclear deal reached with world powers in 2015 but abandoned in 2018 by then-President Donald Trump, after which regional tensions soared.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/02\/27\/iran-condemns-us-airstrikes-in-syria-and-denies-attacks-in-iraq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday condemned U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria. 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