’America, World Cannot Afford War’ - Pelosi

By Staff, Agencies

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the United States and the world cannot afford a war after Iran targeted the American airbase of Ain al-Assad in Anbar province in western Iraq to retaliate Washington's assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander, Lt. Gen. martyr Qassem Soleimani.

“Tens of surface-to-surface missiles” were fired at the strategic airbase early on Wednesday and the US later confirmed the attack.

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps [IRGC] called for a complete withdrawal of US troops from the Arab country, asserting that it would not differentiate between the US and ‘Israel’ in retaliating against the assassination of the Iranian national hero.

Pelosi took to Twitter, saying that the US was “closely monitoring the situation following bombings targeting US troops in Iraq.”

Closely monitoring the situation following bombings targeting U.S. troops in Iraq. We must ensure the safety of our service members, including ending needless provocations from the Administration and demanding that Iran cease its violence. America & world cannot afford war.

Meanwhile, Democrats said that Iran’s missile attack was not a surprise, saying that it was an inevitable response to Trump's decision last week to assassinate Soleimani.