Tehran-backed Iraqi militias warn US against any ‘hostile action’ against Iran

BEIRUT — Iran-backed Iraqi militias say if the US takes part in “any hostile action” against Iran then American interests in the region will be under threat.

The statement from the group calling itself the Coordination Committee for the Iraqi Resistance also warns Israel against using Iraqi airspace to retaliate against Iran for a missile barrage fired at Israel, saying “all American bases and interests in Iraq and the region will be our target.”

Iran-backed militias in Iraq regularly target bases housing US forces in Iraq and Syria with drones, saying they are retaliating for Washington’s support of Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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