Biden Administration Refuses To Say Middle East Militias Are Iran-Backed
President Joe Biden’s Pentagon press secretary John Kirby refused to link Iran to Shia militias operating in Iraq that launch frequent attacks on U.S. troops and other allies in the region.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday after an attack on Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Airbase, where an American contractor died of a heart attack this week, Kirby refused to say the Shia Iraqi militias, which likely carried out the strike, were aligned with Iran.
Somehow it’s okay to offend tens of millions of Shiite Muslims but not call out the brutal regime in Iran.🤦♂️
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“When you say Shia-backed militias, do you mean Shia militias or Iran-backed?” one reporter asked to clarify during Wednesday’s briefing.
“I mean Shia-backed militias,” Kirby said. (Read more from “Biden Administration Refuses To Say Middle East Militias Are Iran-Backed” HERE)
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