The Iranian attack on Erbil... What are the implications of the American response?

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[size=52]The Iranian attack on Erbil... What are the implications of the American response?[/size]

[size=45][You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]The effects of the devastation caused by the Iranian missile attack on Erbil[/size]
[size=45]While the world is preoccupied with the Russian-Ukrainian war, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Erbil, was subjected to unprecedented ballistic missile attacks, carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, after midnight on Saturday.[/size]
[size=45]Observers considered what happened to be a "significant change" in the method and method of carrying out such attacks, which were usually carried out from within Iraqi territory itself, on Western and Iraqi bases and interests in  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ,  Baghdad and other areas, mostly via drones, by pro-Iranian militias.[/size]
[size=45]But Washington’s position seemed unclear, as seen by observers, as  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  Ned Price said: “We have no indication that the attack was directed against the United States, and  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  must immediately stop its attacks and respect Iraq’s sovereignty, and stop its interference in its affairs.” the interior.”[/size]
[size=45]This statement came despite the fact that the Iraqi Kurdish security authorities had confirmed that the attack targeted the vicinity of the new US consulate in the suburbs of Erbil, which is still under construction.[/size]
[size=45]Analysts of the Iraqi scene said that carrying out such a massive attack "falls within the context of Tehran's attempts to exploit the turbulent international situation due to the impact of the war in Ukraine, to proceed with the implementation of its Iraqi and regional agendas."[/size]
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims responsibility for Erbil attack[/size]
[size=45]Commenting on the implications of the Iranian missile attack on Erbil, and the American reaction, the Iraqi writer and political analyst, Ali Al-Baydar, told Sky News Arabia: “There is, of course, more than one reason to explain the motives for this major attack with more than 10 ballistic missiles, as the attack comes simultaneously. With the killing of senior commanders of the Revolutionary Guards by  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  in Syria recently.”[/size]
[size=45]And he continued, "Tehran sees that with this attack it is responding, by targeting the vicinity of the US consulate under construction near Erbil, as a matter of revenge, without the slightest regard for Iraq's sovereignty and security, as Tehran's habit of turning Iraq into an arena for settling its accounts with Washington."[/size]
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[size=45]Al-Baydar added: "The American position is ambiguous and raises doubt that Washington is not serious about confronting Iran in Iraq, or that it is evading confronting Iranian influence in Iraq. Otherwise, how can these statements of the US State Department be interpreted?"[/size]
[size=45]And he added, "There may even be attempts from Tehran to exploit the United States' preoccupation with the Russian-Ukrainian war and its dangerous repercussions, by opening a new front with Washington in Iraq to confuse it more, to mix regional cards, and to play on international contradictions on the hot Ukrainian tin, to pass its goals and enhance its influence."[/size]
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard claims the bombing of Erbil...and threatens Israel
[size=45]Who is targeted?[/size]
[size=45]As for the Iraqi writer and researcher, Maher Al-Hamdani, he told Sky News Arabia: “Despite Washington saying that the Iranian attack on Erbil does not target it, but the first party that is actually targeted is  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , by showing that Iran is able to threaten and strike its interests in Iraq with force, The second is Israel, after its recent attack that killed two senior officers in the Revolutionary Guards, and this Iranian attack is to save Tehran’s face.”[/size]
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[size=45]The Iraqi political researcher added: “The most important message from this Iranian attack is directed to the Iraqis, which is that they should not proceed with forming a new government and choosing a prime minister without taking Iran’s interests and influence into consideration, and ignoring its role in Mesopotamia.”[/size]
[size=45]Thus, Washington distanced itself from the issue, as Al-Hamdani says, adding: “In terms of the position of the US State Department, and to imagine the matter as if it were exchanged messages between Iran and Israel, and so that the only loser in light of this chaos is the Iraqi sovereignty, for which no account has been taken.”[/size]
[size=45]Exploiting the turbulent international situation due to the impact of the war in Ukraine, to advance the implementation of its Iraqi and regional agendas.[/size]
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