“Trying to provoke war”: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tonight (Saturday) accuses Israel of plotting an attack against US forces in Iraq – in order to provoke a war between the US and Iran, according to a Reuters news agency. The timing of this call is the anniversary of the assassination. In the Quds Force Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Qassem Suleimani.
Zarif urges outgoing US President Donald Trump not to fall into the “trap” of Israel’s alleged attempt to create war by attacking US forces in Iraq: “Iraqi intelligence officials indicate that Israeli agents are planning an attack on US forces to place the US president.” “Coming out of ‘Casus without’ – a pretext for going to war,” Zarif tweeted on his Twitter account.
In Washington, it is claimed that Iranian militias are responsible for the attacks on US troops inside Iraq, including one near the US embassy. Despite US accusations, no Iranian organization has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.