Tehran claims to have targeted Israeli spies in Iraq and the Islamic State organization in Syria.
Iran carried out strikes in northern Iraq last night, killing at least four civilians and wounding six.
Tehran claims to have targeted a “Israeli spy headquarters“Its missiles targeted the American consulate area in Erbil, in the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Baghdad denounces the “blatant violation of sovereignty” from his country, “in contradiction with the principles of good neighborliness and international law, and which threatens the security of the region“. She recalled her ambassador to Iran.
Strikes in northern Syria
Tehran claims to have also bombed northern Syria, in another operation which this time targeted the Islamic State.
According to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, this is a response to the January 3 suicide attack in Kerman, claimed by the terrorist organization.
The attack left at least 84 dead and nearly 300 injured.