與導致三名美國士兵死亡的無人機襲擊有關的伊拉克民兵組織週二表示，在拜登政府權衡潛在的軍事反應之際，該組織將暫停對駐伊拉克和敘利亞美軍的襲擊。
伊朗支持的卡塔布真主黨領導人表示，他們將停止對美國基地和軍隊的攻擊，稱此舉是暫時的，並警告「美國可能進行報復」。
「我們宣布暫停針對佔領軍的軍事行動，」真主黨旅秘書長阿布·侯賽因·哈米達維在一份聲明中說。 他表示，該組織的武裝分子將採取「暫時的被動防禦」。
該聲明凸顯了該地區日益增長的擔憂，即美國對駐約旦美軍襲擊的報復可能引發更廣泛的衝突，從而使美國和伊朗陷入軍事對抗。 美國總統拜登週二表示，他已經決定如何應對駐約旦美軍遇襲事件，並強調美國追究伊朗責任，但他不尋求與伊朗開戰。
「他們向肇事者提供了武器，」拜登在離開白宮前往佛羅裡達州籌款之行時告訴記者，並補充道，「我認為我們不需要在中東發生更廣泛的戰爭。這不是我想要的。” ”
五角大廈發言人派特‧萊德少將表示，真主黨旅的聲明不會影響對他們的報復計畫。
據美國官員稱，自10月中旬以來，哈馬斯襲擊以色列和加薩戰爭爆發後不久，與伊朗關係密切的伊拉克民兵已嘗試在伊拉克和敘利亞發射超過165次火箭、飛彈和無人機。 機攻擊。 週日的無人機襲擊首次造成一名美國士兵死亡。
現任和前任美國官員表示，拜登的選擇包括攻擊伊朗在敘利亞、伊拉克和葉門的精銳聖城軍，攻擊伊朗海上船隻或支持被認為對此事負責的伊朗。 民兵組織發動了大規模攻擊。 官員表示，伊朗境內發生攻擊的可能性較小。 一名美國軍方官員表示，應對措施可能是對該地區廣泛的軍事和指揮控制中心進行數天的空襲。
伊朗的警告
伊朗週二警告美國不要攻擊其領土或其他目標。
伊朗駐紐約聯合國代表團發言人告訴《華爾街日報》：“我們的原則政策是，如果任何一方攻擊伊朗領土或其海外利益和國民，他們將面臨堅定而有力的回應。”
伊拉克總理外交事務顧問法哈德·阿拉丁表示，伊拉克總理穆罕默德·蘇達尼一直在尋求阻止美國對伊拉克發動攻擊，並呼籲「伊拉克內外各方」緩和危機。
Hamidawi, secretary-general of Kataeb Hezbollah, said the suspension of military operations against the United States was "in order not to embarrass the Iraqi government." "We will continue to protect our people in Gaza through other means," he added.
On Saturday, Iraqi officials and U.S. military commanders began talks in Baghdad about the future U.S. military presence in Iraq. Sudan hopes the move will ease pressure from militia groups demanding he expel U.S. troops. U.S. officials said the talks, expected to last months, will focus on ending the U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq while opening the door for U.S. troops to continue assisting Iraqi forces.
For decades, Iran has provided the financial and military backbone to a network of militia groups across the Middle East, expanding its military influence and countering the influence of the United States and Israel. In addition to Kataeb Hezbollah, these groups include Lebanese Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis, other militias in Iraq and Syria, and Palestinian armed groups such as Hamas.
Since October 7, Iran’s network of armed groups in the region has stepped up attacks against Israeli or U.S. interests. The groups say their goal is to make the Gaza war pay the price, but some militias appear to be simultaneously pursuing their years-long agenda of forcing U.S. troops out of Iraq and Syria.
Kataib Hezbollah is one of the most secretive and influential Shiite militias in Iraq and has close ties with the Quds Force, the international operations force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The organization was established after the U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq in 2003. From the beginning, it was known for attacking U.S. and coalition troops in Iraq with roadside bombs and mortars. Kataib Hezbollah says its main goal is to expel U.S. troops from Iraq.
The group, together with other Iraqi militia groups, signed an informal ceasefire agreement prohibiting attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq (the number of U.S. troops in Iraq is approximately 2,500). However, after the war in Gaza broke out in October last year, more than six months of calm were broken. They began to target US bases in Iraq and Syria and moved fighter jets and equipment to near the border between Iraq and Jordan, which was unmanned on Sunday. where the plane attack occurred.
The move follows U.S. airstrikes last week on Hezbollah headquarters in Kataeb, an area called Jurf Al-Sakhar, south of Baghdad, and on a crossing point near the town of Qaim that the militia uses to transport weapons into Syria. . U.S. officials said the airstrikes were in response to attacks by Hezbollah militias in Kataeb.
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