Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Iran’s Missile and Drone Attacks in Northern Iraq

The United States strongly condemns the drone and missile attack launched against Iraq’s Kurdistan region earlier today.  We stand with Iraq’s leaders in the Kurdistan region and Baghdad in condemning these attacks as an assault on the sovereignty of Iraq and its people.  Iranian leaders continue to demonstrate flagrant disregard not only for the lives of their own people, but also for their neighbors and the core principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity enshrined in the UN Charter.  Iran cannot deflect blame from its internal problems and the legitimate grievances of its population with attacks across its borders.  Its flagrant use of missiles and drones against its neighbors, as well as its providing of drones to Russia for its war of aggression in Ukraine and to proxies throughout the Middle East region, should be universally condemned.  The United States will continue to pursue sanctions and other means to disrupt Iran’s destabilizing activities across the Middle East region. 

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