Iraqi gov. denies reports of US aircraft landing at Ain al-Asad Air Base
The Iraqi government has rejected reports claiming US aircraft had landed at Ain al-Asad Air Base in the country's western Anbar Province.
Baghdad on Sunday dismissed such reports as false, saying no official information or statement supports the claim.
Head of the Iraqi Security Media Cell (SMC), Lieutenant General Saad Maan, said that some social media platforms and media organizations had circulated claims alleging the arrival of US aircraft at the military base but stressed that the reports lacked any factual basis.
Recently, Iraqi media published unverified reports claiming that US aircraft had landed at Ain al-Asad Air Base in the western province of Anbar.
The SMC head, in a statement, called on journalists, media organizations, and social media users to exercise accuracy when reporting information, and to rely solely on official sources, and not to be misled by fake news.
He insisted reports on some social media platforms and media organizations in this regard "are completely false in their entirety and are not based on any official information or statements."
The Iraqi official's strong denial came as regional tensions re-escalated amid the continued US-Israeli war imposed on Iran.
The war, which began on Feb. 28 with US-Israeli strikes targeting Iran's leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Husseini Khamenei, has re-escalated in past weeks, raising fears of the war spilling into neighboring countries, plunging the energy-rich region into another crisis while dealing a fresh blow to global energy markets and maritime security.
The re-escalation of strikes resulted in commercial shipping facing disruptions in both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb, underlining the broader economic and security impact of the war.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has reached no agreement on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and the reports published in this regard are false,” the Fars News Agency, citing a source close to Iran’s nuclear negotiating team, confirmed on Sunday.
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