Iran “Attack on Syria in the US promotes terrorism in the region”

-Iran’s top security officer accused the US of raiding Syria of promoting terrorism in the region, local media reported on the 27th (local time).

Iranian National Security Council (NSC) Chairman Ali Shamkani said in a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on the same day, “The latest US action is the Islamic extremist group Daesh (Arabic expression that derogates Daesh·IS) in the region. “Strengthen and expand its activities,” he said. “Attack on terrorist insurgents is a new beginning of organized terrorism.”

Minister Hussein met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zaryf on his second visit to Iran in a month.

The US launched an air strike targeting pro-Iran militias near the Iraqi border in eastern Syria on the 25th. This is the first military action since the inauguration of US President Joe Biden. At least 22 pro-Iranian militias were reportedly killed in the air raid, and the US Department of Defense claimed the air raid was aimed at responding to recent attacks on US and allied forces in the region. The pro-Iranian militia, which received an air raid, are known to be behind a rocket attack in Iraq last month.[서울=뉴시스]