Tehran says it has ‘no connection’ to assault on logistics help base close to Jordan-Syria border.
Iran has denied involvement in a drone assault in Jordan that killed three US army personnel and injured dozens of others, state media has reported.
US President Joe Biden and UK Overseas Secretary David Cameron have blamed Iran-backed teams for Sunday’s assault close to the border with Syria.
“As we have clearly stated before, the resistance groups in the region are responding [to] the war crimes and genocide of the child-killing Zionist regime and… they do not take orders from the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Iranian Ministry of Overseas Affairs spokesman Nasser Kanaani was quoted saying by IRNA on Monday.
“These groups decide and act based on their own principles and priorities as well as the interests of their country and people.”
Kanaani mentioned claims of Iranian involvement have been motivated by “specific political goals to reverse the realities of the region” and have been “influenced by third parties, including the child-killing Zionist regime”.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations additionally mentioned in a press release carried by IRNA that Tehran had “no connection and had nothing to do” with the assault, which it blamed on “conflict between US forces and resistance groups in the region”.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella organisation of Iran-backed armed teams, has claimed duty for the assault.
The drone strike on Tower 22, a logistics help base, marked the primary lack of American life by enemy fireplace for the reason that begin of the conflict in Gaza.
Biden, who has staunchly backed Israel’s conflict in Gaza, condemned the “despicable and wholly unjust attack” and has vowed to carry all these accountable “to account at a time and in a manner [of] our choosing”.
Washington has accused Iranian-backed teams of finishing up dozens of assaults on US army installations in Iraq and Syria for the reason that begin of the conflict.