U.S. air strikes are related to Iran?Iran's response →

The Central Command of the United States issued a statement on the 23rd that the U.S. military launched an air strike on Syria and Iran's relevant targets on the same day. Iran said that the target of the attack has nothing to do with Iran.

U.S. military: Air strikes are intended to destroy the "Iranian militia organization fuel bank"

According to a statement issued by the US Central Command, the U.S. military conducted an air strike in the infrastructure of the militia organization affiliated to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards on the 23rd. It is reported that the air strikes killed six armed personnel.

The statement also stated that the air strike was taught by the US President Biden, with the purpose of destroying Iranian militia organizations. The Associated Press quoted John Cerby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council on the 24th as saying that the air attack aims to "protect the U.S. military" from attacks on Syria on August 15.

Aegam: The United States prepares ahead of the air strike in advance US military generals to participate in the planning

According to Arab media reports, the United States began to prepare the attack a week in advance. Mark Milly, chairman of the United States Chiefs of Staff Joint Meeting, participated in the plan.

Iran: The target of being attacked is "the people who oppose the occupation of the people have no connection with Iran"

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Kanani said on the 24th that the air strikes of the U.S. forces were "aggressive acts" and "terrorist acts", violating Syria's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. He said that the target of the attack was "the people who opposed the occupation", and there was no connection between these groups and Iran. Some analysts pointed out that this attack is just a key moment when the negotiations for restarting the Iraqi nuclear agreement have achieved important progress. One of the purpose of the United States to launch an air strike at this moment is to appease Israel. Will "listen to it" for other behaviors of Iran.

According to the US Broadcasting Corporation, on the evening of the 24th, the US military's facilities in Syria were attacked by rockets, causing several people to be injured. In response, the U.S. military dispatched Apache to attack the helicopter to launch the attack, hit at least 3 cars, and shot several people suspected of launching rockets. The National Broadcasting Corporation said it is unclear who planned to launch a rocket attack.

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Source: CCTV4 "China News"

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