Ceremony during raising the Iraqi flag at a government building in Kurdish region
NBC News, Oct. 18, 2017 - Kurdish officials point to a Facebook video of a ceremony in which the Iraqi flag was raised at a government building. It shows two controversial figures on hand: Hadi al-Amiri, the head of the Badr Organization, an Iranian-backed political party; and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for acts of violence against Americans, and is considered a close adviser to Soleimani.
Three days before that flag raising, on Oct. 13, Trump announced his new Iran strategy.
“Our policy is based on a clear-eyed assessment of the Iranian dictatorship, its sponsorship of terrorism, and its continuing aggression in the Middle East and all around the world,” Trump said.
Trump also announced new sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
The timing of the Kirkuk incursion was not a coincidence, Khedery said.
“Iran is intentionally seeking to challenge and humiliate President Trump only days after the U.S. designated the IRGC,” he said. “Tehran is testing our resolve, and our allies and foes are all closely watching how this will unfold.”
Three days before that flag raising, on Oct. 13, Trump announced his new Iran strategy.
“Our policy is based on a clear-eyed assessment of the Iranian dictatorship, its sponsorship of terrorism, and its continuing aggression in the Middle East and all around the world,” Trump said.
Trump also announced new sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
The timing of the Kirkuk incursion was not a coincidence, Khedery said.
“Iran is intentionally seeking to challenge and humiliate President Trump only days after the U.S. designated the IRGC,” he said. “Tehran is testing our resolve, and our allies and foes are all closely watching how this will unfold.”
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