Iran confirms raids in Iraq without coordinating with Washington
Iran confirms raids in Iraq without coordinating with Washington
Saturday, December 6, 2014 10:26
BAGHDAD / follow Baghdadi News / … British newspaper quoted an Iranian official as saying that his country launched raids on sites to organize “Daash” in eastern Iraq, and while noting that it coordinated with the Iraqi government, confirmed that Iraq is closer to us from Syria.
He revealed the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ibrahim Rahimpour, the British newspaper The Guardian, that “his country launched raids on sites to organize Daash in eastern Iraq.”
He Rahimpour, “The air strikes were in defense of the interests of our friends in Iraq,” he said, adding that “there is no coordination with the Americans, but we have coordination with the Iraqi government only.”
“I will not allow that to deteriorate the situation in Iraq, as happened in Syria,” adding that “our assistance to Iraq certainly stronger than Syria to help us because they are closer to us.”
Referred to a spokeswoman for the Department of State Mary Harff, denied that the US Department of Defense, “Pentagon” confirmed that Iranian fighter jets launched strikes on al Daash in eastern Iraq recently.
She explained that all what the Pentagon said in this regard was that he had no information to suggest that this is not true.
The Foreign Minister John Kerry, said from Brussels, where he was asked about the subject that he does not want to deny or confirm the order and the United States to coordinate military operations against Daash in Iraq with the Iraqi government and not with Aaran.anthy 21 / b
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