Iranian aircrafts bombed ISIS sites in Iraq, says US official

(IraqiNews.com) On Tuesday, an official in the US Department of Defense revealed that, the list of countries that bombed the sites of the terrorist organization ISIS in Iraq is not limited to the classical allies of the United States, but apparently there is a new partner in the airspace; which is Iran. He indicated that the bombing does not require an immediate response from US unless it threatens the US Air Force.

The American newspaper ‘Huffington Post’ said in a report followed by IraqiNews.com, “The list of countries that bombed the sites of the terrorist organization ISIS is not limited to the classical allies to the United States; which are Canada, Britain and France,” pointing out that a new partner has emerged in the airspace; it is Iran.

The newspaper quoted an official from the US Department of Defense, declined to mention his name, as saying, “The United States understands the Iranian bombing activity in the same Iraqi airspace, where the Iranian airplanes operate in line with the US-led coalition forces against ISIS,” explaining that “Iranian bombing does not require an immediate response unless Tehran threatens US Air Force directly.”

The official added, “The Iranian bombing will not end as long as the Iraqi government feels threatened by ISIS”, noting that the bombardments were carried out in areas near the Iranian border in different parts of Iraq away from United States and its allies’ bombing.