White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Wednesday condemned Iranian missile and drone strikes on Kurdish areas in Iraq and said Washington will continue to pursue sanctions and other means to disrupt Tehran's "destabilizing" activities.
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"Iran cannot deflect blame from its internal problems and the legitimate grievances of its population with attacks across its borders," Sullivan said in a statement, condemning Tehran's "flagrant use of missiles and drones against its neighbors."
Centcom said in a statement that it shot down one Iranian drone that posed a threat to American forces deployed near Erbil in northern Iraq.
"At approximately 2:10 PM local time, US forces brought down an Iranian Mojer-6 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle headed in the direction of Erbil as it appeared as a threat to CENTCOM forces in the area," Spokesperson Joe Buccino said, condemning Iran for "indiscriminate attacks threaten innocent civilians and risk the hard-fought stability of the region."
The State Department said no US officials were injured in the attacks, which Iraqi Kurdistan's health minister said had killed nine and wounded 32 others.
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