Blinken sends a message from Baghdad: 'Don't do it!'
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Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani received US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Baghdad and reaffirmed Iraq's position vis-a-vis the Israeli occupation's aggression against the Gaza Strip.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after arriving in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 5, 2023, wearing a bulletproof vest after Iraqi Resistance warned of escalation in the event he visits the country (AFP)
US SecState Blinken arrived in Baghdad amid secrecy in an unscheduled visit as he landed and departed from the US embassy in the Green Zone in Baghdad and not from the international airport.
He was spotted wearing a heavy plate carrier used to protect against shrapnel and assault rifle rounds.
Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani received US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Baghdad where he told Blinken "We reject the Zionist aggression against Gaza and demand an immediate ceasefire and the opening of the [Rafah border] crossing to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe."
Al-Sudani further noted that the "international community must bear its responsibility regarding the massacres committed by Israeli forces against innocent women and children."
In turn, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States was working hard to ensure that the conflict in Gaza does not spread claiming "It was important to send a very clear message on threats to US Personnel: don't do it"
🇮🇶🇺🇸🚨‼️ “Don’t do it”
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) November 5, 2023
— Blinken to the anyone thinking of attacking US bases pic.twitter.com/Lwy3LSc3z0
"We are not looking for conflict with Iran. We've made that very clear. But we'll do what's necessary to protect our personnel, be they military or civilian," he said in Baghdad after meeting with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.
It is important to note that the Iranian media reported that al-Sudani will be visiting Tehran, Iran, tomorrow, Monday.
Earlier, on Saturday, a security official in the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, Abu Ali Al-Askari announced that "the Islamic Resistance will work to close and disrupt American interests in the coming weeks if the aggression [on Gaza] continues."
Significantly, al-Askari also addressed Blinken saying his visit is "unwelcomed" and warned that "if he comes [to Iraq], we will meet him with an unprecedented escalation."
#ابو_علي_العسكري التعامل السلمي مع القتلة جبن وتخاذل . pic.twitter.com/UWE62HCLdD
— محب شراد (@muhebsharad) November 4, 2023
Iraqi Resistance side by side with Lebanese, Palestinian comrades
The Secretary-General of the al-Nujaba Movement in Iraq, Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi, announced, earlier, that the Iraqi Resistance is ready to assist Resistance movements in Palestine and Lebanon in this legendary war.
Al-Kaabi stressed, "We reassure our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon that their brothers in Iraq, who entered this legendary war alongside them, since day two, are fully prepared."
The Iraqi leader then thanked the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and the freedom fighters, saying, "All gratitude and appreciation to His Eminence Sayyed Nasrallah for his speech that healed free hearts," adding, "All thanks and respect to the heroic freedom fighters and all the leaders of the Iraqi Resistance, those who made the wise decisions and took on the legitimate initiative."
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