Iraq
The statement comes a day after the United States vowed a response to the drone attack that killed three U.S. troops and injured dozens in Jordan.
President Joe Biden had insisted the attack was the work of “radical Iran-backed militant groups.”
The Islamic Republic is more afraid of yet more sanctions than it is of 2,500 U.S. military advisors in Iraq’s anti-ISIS coalition.
One of the operations was in response to an attack that injured American troops, officials said.
Edward Richmond Jr. allegedly used a baton to beat law enforcement officers as they attempted to defend the U.S. Capitol.
Iran-backed militants have attacked U.S. military personnel in Iraq 58 times since the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7.
An Iranian governor said three women and four children were among the dead.