Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani “strongly condemned US military attacks on areas of Iraq and Syria,” the Foreign Ministry press service reports.

He said US attacks on Iraq, Syria and Yemen “further the goals of the Zionist regime” and overshadow the crimes being committed in the Gaza Strip.

On the night of February 3, US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces carried out airstrikes on 85 targets in Syria and Iraq. The response to the attack on the Jordan base will continue, President Joe Biden said.

The Iraqi government called it an act of aggression. The airstrikes reportedly killed at least 16 people, including civilians.

The Syrian Ministry of Defense also stated that US airstrikes in the east of the country led to the deaths of both civilians and military personnel.