The United States blamed Iran-backed militias for the attack, while Iran alleged it was a joint attempt by the US and Israel to carry out an assassination.
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The conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, which escalated sharply after February 28, is showing no signs of easing, with tensions rising across West Asia and fears of a wider regional war growing.
A drone strike targeting the residence of Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Saturday has triggered a fresh war of words between Washington and Tehran. The United States blamed Iran-backed militias for the attack, while Iran alleged it was a joint attempt by the US and Israel to carry out an assassination.
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The US has condemned the attacks on the private residence of the President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region. The US Department of State blamed Iran for the attacks. “The United States unequivocally and forcefully condemns the despicable terrorist attacks by Iran’s terrorist militia proxies in Iraq on the private residence of Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani. These actions by Iran and its proxies are a direct assault on Iraq’s sovereignty, stability, and unity. We categorically reject the indiscriminate and cowardly terrorist acts that Iran and its terrorist proxies have unleashed in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and throughout Iraq,” the statement read.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps condemned the strike, calling it a “clear act of terrorism” and accusing “aggressor enemies” of orchestrating it. In a statement reported by Press TV, the IRGC said the attack reflects a pattern of “cowardly assassinations” aimed at destabilising the region and harming ties between the Kurdistan Region and neighbouring countries.
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