U.S. submarine transits Strait of Hormuz as Middle East tensions rise
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The guided missile submarine USS Georgia, accompanied by the USS Port Royal, transited the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said on Monday. Photo by MCS2 Indra Beaufort/U.S. Navy
Dec. 21 (UPI) The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said Monday in a rare disclosure.
The submarine, which can carry up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, was escorted by the guided missile cruisers USS Port Royal and USS Philippine Sea through the strait as it entered the Persian Gulf.
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Pompeo condemned the latest rocket attack on the Green Zone in Baghdad and blamed Iran-backed militias for wounding Iraqi civilians and damaging properties.
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday condemned the latest rocket attack on the Green Zone in Baghdad and blamed Iran-backed militias for wounding Iraqi civilians and damaging civilian property. Pompeo wished a speedy recovery to the wounded civilians as he slammed Iran for engaging in sectarian violence through proxies.
Iran-backed militias once again flagrantly and recklessly attacked in Baghdad, wounding Iraqi civilians. The people of Iraq deserve to have these attackers prosecuted. These violent and corrupt criminals must cease their destabilizing actions.
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE
The United States strongly condemns the latest attack by Iran-backed militias on the International Zone in Baghdad. While no Embassy personnel were harmed, the attack caused at least one Iraqi civilian casualty and damaged Iraqi civilian property. We wish those hurt a speedy recovery.
As Iraq struggles with COVID-19 and an increasingly dire economic crisis, Iran-backed militias are the most serious impediment to helping Iraq return to peace and prosperity. The same militias targeting diplomatic facilities are stealing Iraqi state resources on a massive scale, attacking peaceful protesters and activists, and engaging in sectarian violence. We call on all Iraqis to support their government’s efforts to reinforce Iraq’s sovereignty, to bring to justice those responsible for these reprehensible attacks and ensure that all the currently Iran-backed militias are under state control.