WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. authorities privately warned Iran a couple of “terrorist menace” inside its borders forward of a lethal assault final month claimed by the Islamic State militant group, a U.S. official mentioned on Thursday.
Two explosions at a memorial for Iran ian commander Qassem Soleimani within the southeastern Iran ian metropolis of Kerman killed almost 100 individuals and wounded scores extra on Jan. 3.
“The U.S. Government adopted a longstanding ‘obligation to warn’ coverage that has been carried out throughout administrations to warn governments in opposition to potential deadly threats. We present these warnings partially as a result of we don’t wish to see harmless lives misplaced in terror assaults,” the U.S. official mentioned, requesting anonymity.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the warning on Thursday.
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