Washington:
President Joe Biden delivered a direct message to Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in opposition to concentrating on U.S. personnel within the area, the White Home stated on Thursday after American forces have been attacked in Iraq and Syria.
“There was a direct message relayed,” White Home spokesman John Kirby stated at a information briefing, declining to elaborate.
Kirby’s remark comes as U.S. officers stay involved a couple of wider battle within the Center East following the Oct. 7 assault by the militant Hamas group in opposition to Israel, with the Pentagon rising surveillance and deploying extra navy belongings and personnel within the area.
U.S. forces have been attacked greater than a dozen instances in Iraq and Syria prior to now week, the Pentagon stated on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Biden stated he had warned the Ayatollah that america would reply if U.S. forces continued to be focused however didn’t specify how the message was communicated.
“My warning to the Ayatollah was that in the event that they proceed to maneuver in opposition to these troops, we’ll reply, and he must be ready. It has nothing to do with Israel,” the president instructed a information convention.
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