This is stated on the website of the US State Department.
“We do not specifically report on our actions. As you saw last week, we will prosecute forces controlled by (Iran. - RT ), ”said Pompeo in an interview with Iran International.
He noted that the operation to eliminate the Iranian general Suleymani was a response to the death of an American contractor as a result of the attack on the US military base in Iraq on December 27.
“Then, when we learned that new attacks were planned, we did everything possible to prevent them. We will continue to respond. We will force (Iran. - RT ) to pay the bills, ”said Pompeo.
According to him, Washington continues to create a large coalition to protect its interests in the Middle East, it will include Israel and its American partners in the Persian Gulf.
Previously, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed with US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper the situation in Iraq after the Suleimani murder.
Suleimani was killed on the night of January 3 during a missile attack on the United States near Baghdad Airport.