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Iran’s foreign minister has warned that Israeli agents could attack US troops to start the war between Tehran and Washington, warning Trump not to fall into the trap.
“Intelligence from Iraq shows that Israeli agents are planning to attack Americans, putting President Donald Trump in the spotlight with the event of unleashing a sham war. Beware of traps, Trump, every move. Any action can be counterproductive, “Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter on January 2, just before the full year of the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by the United States.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office and Israel’s Foreign Ministry declined to comment. Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz today called Tehran’s accusations “nonsense.” “It is Israel that must be alert to possible attacks from Iran on the anniversary of Soleimani’s assassination,” he added.
The White House did not comment on the Iranian foreign minister’s comments.
US and German troops at the Al-Asad base in Iraq in December 2020. Image: US exercise.
Tensions have recently escalated in the Middle East after the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Iranian officials accused Israel of being behind the killing with permission from the United States, raising fears that Tehran or its proxies could retaliate against Western targets in the region.
President Trump also added oil to the fire when he asked his subordinates to come up with a plan to attack Iran’s nuclear facility in mid-November 2020. The head of the White House also warned that he would hold “Iran responsible” if there were attacks. to kill Americans in Iraq. He posted photos of three rocket shells, said they were “sprayed” and regarded this as evidence that Iran was behind the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad.
The US military strengthened its forces in the region by sending the USS Georgia nuclear submarines to the Persian Gulf and twice deployed the B-52 bomber squadron to patrol the Middle East in December 2020. Anonymous Pentagon officials emphasized that the United States had no no plan to attack Iran, all moves to increase forces were only to deter and prevent attacks against Washington citizens and interests.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry official said the country did not want to escalate tensions, but warned of danger if the United States and Israel embarked on a military adventure. General Hossein Salami, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard, said the country was well prepared to respond to US military pressure.
Vu anh (According to the Reuters)
