WASHINGTON DC - US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott told Rudaw on Wednesday that Washington “strongly condemns” Iran’s missile strike that killed six Peshmerga fighters and injured dozens more in Erbil province.
“The United States strongly condemns the widespread attacks by Iran and its Iraqi terrorist militia proxies against US citizens and our partners across the Middle East, including the outrageous attack today near Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region,” Pigott told Rudaw.
Pigott added that they “offer condolences to the families of the Peshmerga killed and wish a speedy recovery to those injured.”
Early Tuesday, Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Peshmerga Area Command One headquarters in Erbil province’s Soran administration, killing six fighters and injuring 30 others, the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Peshmerga said.