Iraqi faction Kataib Hezbollah said any attack on Iran would directly threaten its own interests and trigger a regional confrontation.
An Iran-backed Iraqi armed group has ordered its fighters to prepare for the possibility “The Long War War” In case of US strikes on Tehran, Washington has warned that it will suffer heavy losses if a new conflict starts in the region.
Kataib Hezbollah’s statement came after the third round of indirect US-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva ended without a deal and Washington continued to deploy additional warships and aircraft to the Middle East.
In a statement on Thursday, the group’s operational command said that “Amid US threats and military build-up foretells dangerous escalation in region” It was necessary “To prepare for a potentially protracted war far beyond the American administration’s estimates.”
If America, the epitome of evil, ignites the flames of war in the region, it will face enormous losses that will be impossible to contain or compensate. The statement reads.
Speaking to AFP, an Iraqi armed forces commander said his group would look to Iran “strategic” Believes no strike on its own interests and the country “Threatens us directly.”
During the 12-day war between Israel and Iran last year, Iran-aligned Iraqi groups did not intervene directly. This time, however, the commander said he was “Low Temperance,” Especially in the context of strikes seeking regime change in Tehran.
For much of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, Iran-linked militias in Iraq and Syria have fired rockets and drones at US bases in the region. A Hezbollah representative told AFP this week that the Lebanese group would withdraw “limited” US attacks Iran, but treats any attempt to target Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a pass “The red line.”
Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat reported last week that the Israel Defense Forces were preparing large-scale preemptive strikes against Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq to prevent them from aiding Tehran, and used intermediaries to warn that any attack on Israel would be provoked. “Massive and unprecedented response.”
The US has now amassed its largest military presence in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. President Donald Trump has demanded that Tehran curtail its uranium enrichment and missile programs. Tehran has vowed that its nuclear program is peaceful and will not be deterred.
Trump has said he prefers a diplomatic solution but has repeatedly threatened to bomb Iran if a new deal is not agreed.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghi said after the Geneva talks “Very good progress” was done, but Washington insisted on abandoning what he had called “Excessive Demands” If a new nuclear deal is to be reached. He said further talks would be held in parallel with meetings between technical teams in Vienna in the coming days.
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