The event came within a half hour of reports that the United States and Britain had begun striking Houthi targets in Yemen, and if it was indeed an attack, it was presumably an act of retaliation.
The US military carried out retaliatory air strikes in Iraq after a drone attack earlier by Iran-aligned terrorists that left one US service member in critical condition, and two others wounded.
Iran warned Israel and the US of a regional escalation, while cutting its military conscription.
Reports on Sunday said that rockets targeted Ain al-Asad base, at least the sixth attack since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
Iraq has asserted that if the US is seen as supporting Israel then US forces could be targeted in Iraq.
The US has issued a new waiver to let Iraq pay Iran for electricity to keep Iran from forcing power cuts.
At a time of uncertainty in the region, and Iran’s threats, what is Tehran saying about Iraq?
The United States has some 2,500 troops in Iraq to help advise and assist local troops in combating ISIS.
The deal was signed by Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani and Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji.
The shift to remake the Middle East was very much part of the ethos of the Iraq war philosophy, seen as a chance at “pre-emption” to destroy a dangerous dictatorship and rebuild it into a democracy.
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