The Iranian foreign ministry said strikes on Iraq and Syria by the country's Revolutionary Guards was a “precise and targeted” operation to deter security threats, in the latest threat to peace and stability in the region as Israel's war on Gaza rages on.
Iran hit “terrorist headquarters” in Idlib, in Syria, and a “Mossad-affiliated center” in Erbil, in northern Iraq, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said in a statement on Tuesday.
“The Islamic Republic identified and targeted the headquarters of criminals using ballistic missiles in a precise and targeted operation,” Kanaani added.
On Monday, Iranian forces launched ballistic missiles at what it said was a spy base for Israel's intelligence agency Mossad in northern Iraq, and an "anti-Iran terror groups" in Syria.
Kanaani said the strikes were carried out "in defense of (Iranian) sovereignty and security as well to counter terrorism."
“Iran always supports peace, stability and security in the region and respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other countries, while at the same time using its legitimate and legal right to deter national security threats.”