Blinken says he thinks air strikes send important message to Iran-backed militias


  • World
  • Monday, 28 Jun 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with Italys Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio at Fiera Roma in Rome Italy June 28 2021. Andrew HarnikPool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio at Fiera Roma in Rome, Italy June 28, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS

ROME (Reuters) - The United States took necessary and appropriate action when it launched air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, sending a strong and important message, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.

"We took necessary, appropriate, deliberate action that is designed to limit the risk of escalation, but also to send a clear and unambiguous deterrent message," Blinken told reporters in Rome.

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