U.S. Walks Back Claim That It Told Iraq About Airstrikes Beforehand

The U.S. didn’t directly notify the Iraqi government that American forces would strike inside the country on Friday, contrary to an earlier White House statement, a State Department spokesperson said Monday.

U.S. forces conducted airstrikes against Iranian militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday as retaliation for the deaths of three U.S. soldiers in Jordan.

On Monday, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters that “there was not a prenotification” and that the U.S. “informed the Iraqis immediately after the strikes.”

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