U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States is preparing a response to Iran's attempt to attack American troops, emphasizing that now it is "our turn" to strike. He told reporters in the Oval Office, CNN reports, writes UNN.
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According to the U.S. military, overnight Iran launched missiles at U.S. positions in the Middle East, but all of them were intercepted.
We will hit them very hard because it is our turn. They know it will happen
According to the U.S. president, the Iranian side allegedly asked Washington not to retaliate, but this will not change the intentions of the American side.
They still tried, so now it's our turn. We will see if we reach any agreement. But we are going to hit them very hard
Later, Trump suggested that the attack could have been carried by representatives of another group within the Iranian leadership, not the officials with whom the U.S. is negotiating.
It was a different group than the one we are dealing with. They have already apologized, but, you know, we need to hit them a little
Meanwhile, the Iranian state agency IRNA, citing the deputy governor of Markazi province, Hassan Ghamari, reported that as a result of U.S. and Saudi airstrikes on Iraqi territory, four members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed. According to the official, they were in Diyala province, where they were ensuring the security of the Arbaeen pilgrimage events.
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