The Pentagon issued a strong warning to Iran-backed militias amid concerns they may conduct further provocations against the US, saying anyone who attempts to storm the US embassy in Baghdad 'will run into a buzz saw'
"We are very confident that the integrity of that embassy is strong and it is highly unlikely to be physically overrun by any one, there is sufficient combat power there, air and ground, that anyone who attempts to overrun that will run into a buzz saw," the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, told reporters Thursday at the Pentagon.
Speaking alongside Milley, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said he thinks Iranian backed forces"may do" additional provocations against US interests and if they do,"they will likely regret it, and we are prepared to exercise self-defense and we are prepared to deter further bad behavior from these groups all of which are sponsored, directed and resourced by Iran." He also said the US"will take preemptive action as well" if they detect an attack is imminent.
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