Iran could use Russia-U.S. line to alert on Syria attacks
By Trend
The United States is urging Iran to use the US-Russia deconfliction line in case of possible airstrikes in Syria, unlike a recent Iranian strike, which came with no warning, US Central Command Commander General Joseph Votel said in a press briefing, IRNA reports.
'We have a well-established professional communication channel
with the Russians that has worked well and has kept our respective
forces safe as we’ve operated in this very complicated airspace,'
Votel told reporters. 'So I think there is something available that
they (Iranians) could use right now,' Sputnik news agency
reported.
The statement addressed a Monday operation by the Islamic
Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) when multiple ballistic missiles
were fired at several terrorist targets in Syria’s Abu Kamal
region, where the organizers of the September terrorist attack in
Ahvaz, Iran were located.
The strike hit targets just a few kilometers away from positions of
US troops, Tasnim news agency reported.
According to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali
Shamkhani, Tehran sent the US military 'an important signal' with
the attack.
At least 25 people were killed and more than 60 others injured
during September terror attack in Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan
Province in southwestern Iran.
“The terrorists disguised as soldiers opened fire at the
authorities and people from behind the stand during the parade,'
Governor of Khuzestan Gholam-Reza Shariati said earlier.
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