THEY LIED AGAIN - America responds to Abdullahian’s story: Iran did not inform its neighbors of the attack on Israel - 4/14/2024

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America responds to Abdullahian’s story: Iran did not inform its neighbors of the attack on Israel

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2024-04-14 11:42

 

Shafaq News/ On Sunday, a senior US administration official refuted Iran’s claims about giving neighboring countries a 72-hour warning before the attack on Israel, stressing that Tehran wanted to record a “high level of destruction.”

 

The American official told Reuters that the United States had contacts with Iran through Swiss intermediaries before and after the missile and drone attack on Israel.

 

In response to a question about the Iranian Foreign Minister's comments that Tehran gave countries in the region 72 hours notice of the attacks, the official said that "is not true. They did not give any notice, and they clearly intended to destroy and cause casualties."

 

Earlier today, Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Tehran had informed Washington that the attacks against Israel would be “limited” and for self-defense, noting that all neighboring countries, including Iraq, had been notified 72 hours before the start of those attacks.

 

Yesterday evening, Saturday, Iran launched an attack with drones and missiles, starting from its territory towards Israel, and some from inside Iraq, after the killing of a senior commander in the Revolutionary Guards in an Israeli attack targeting the Iranian consulate in Damascus last week.

 

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[BETTYBOOP]

So was it coincidence that neighbouring counties cancelled all flights and thus cleared their airspace? They all declared no fly zones so somebody knew what was coming. They resumed flights after 05:30 hours this morning, once they knew it would be over

[Longtimelurker]

Lol. They told the whole world they were going to attack in 24 to 48 hours on Thursday..

[MommaMia]

3 minutes ago, BETTYBOOP said:

So was it coincidence that neighbouring counties cancelled all flights and thus cleared their airspace? They all declared no fly zones so somebody knew what was coming. They resumed flights after 05:30 hours this morning, once they knew it would be over

No, they all knew! I say Death to Iran!

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Shafaq News/ Iran's Foreign Ministry denied claims of any pre-arranged agreement with neighboring countries before its retaliatory attack on Israel. 

The attack, which involved explosive drones and missiles launched at Israel late on Saturday, marked Iran's first direct assault on Israel, framed as self-defense following Israel's bombing of its embassy annex in Syria's capital on April 1.

Regional officials, including Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, had previously mentioned notifying neighboring countries, including Iraq, days before the attack.

In this regard, the ministry's spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, clarified that no formal pre-arranged deal existed with any country regarding Iran's military response to Israel, as reported by Reuters.

On Sunday, the Committee of Security and Defense in the Iraqi Parliament refuted claims regarding Iraq's advanced knowledge of Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel. 

Committee rapporteur Ali Nehmeh clarified to Shafaq News that "Iraq was taken by surprise by the timing of Iran's response and had no agreement with Tehran to allow Iranian drones or missiles through its airspace. The decision to halt air traffic came as a precautionary measure after the attack, with Iraq playing no role in Iran's actions."

A government source familiar with the situation suggested that Tehran may have refrained from informing Baghdad of the attack's timing to prevent leaks, noting that Iran had notified several regional countries three days prior, as Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stated.