The Supreme Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Khamenei ordered the country’s Iraqi Shiite proxies to end their attacks on US interests, Middle East Eye reported.
The agency said commanders of Shiite armed factions and politicians revealed that Khamenei’s orders were “explicit” and demanded the militias “immediately” cease their attacks.
“Khamenei's orders were straightforward and clear. All attacks targeting US interests in Iraq must stop,” a senior commander of an Iranian-backed armed faction involved in the attacks told Middle East Eye.
The US embassy in Baghdad, military bases hosting the US-led coalition forces and logistical convoys have been subjected to frequent attacks by Katyusha rockets, explosives and sometimes direct fire over the past three months.
