Hezbollah threatens to escalate attacks on US bases in the Middle East

Hezbollah threatens to escalate attacks on US bases in the Middle East

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Hezbollah promises to intensify attacks on U.S. bases in the Middle East, with the U.S. warning of retaliation. The group has claimed responsibility for 11 attacks on US forces.

The Hezbollah group has vowed to intensify attacks on US military bases in the Middle East. Reuters writes about it, reports UNN.

Hezbollah's attacks on American military bases are the beginning of new rules of engagement

a representative of the group said.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called Hezbollah responsible for the attack on the US Embassy in Iraq on Friday, December 8 and said that the United States reserves the right to respond.

The Lebanese group has claimed responsibility for 11 attacks on U.S. forces. And United States officials have reported more than 80 attacks in Iraq and Syria on US forces since mid-October.

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