Iran Says New Missile Attack on Iraq Meant to Protect Border

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : On Monday, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani told reporters that Iran had acted to "protect its borders and security of its citizens based on its legal rights."
42% : He denied that his group has sent fighters or weapons to Iran.
42% :Iran has periodically launched airstrikes against the Kurdish groups' bases in Iraq in the past.
41% :Qaderi told The Associated Press the Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq support the protests in Iran, which he described as a reaction to "the policies of this regime" he said oppresses its people.
40% : "Unfortunately, the expectations by Iran have not been realized so far," said Kananni.
39% : Iran has not provided evidence to back up the claims.
36% : Some Kurdish groups have been engaged in a low-intensity conflict with Tehran since the 1979 revolution, with many members seeking political exile in neighboring Iraq where they have established bases.
36% : Kanaani said that in the past month, Iranian and Iraqi officials had discussed the issue in Tehran and Baghdad.
33% : He alleged that the government in Baghdad and the Erbil-based administration of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region had failed to implement purported commitments to prevent threats against Iran from Iraqi areas.
32% : He said that his group had moved troops away from the border to avoid giving Iran an "excuse" for further attacks.
31% : He called on the international community to prevent further aggression by Iran.
30% : Iran said Monday that its latest strikes on Kurdish opposition bases in northern Iraq were necessary to protect the country's borders, while Kurdish officials condemned the missile and drone attacks as unprovoked aggression.
25% : He said Iran had demanded that Iraqi Kurdistan should not be a "location for exporting weapons" to Iran by Iraqi-based the "separatist" groups.
19% :Iran alleges that these groups are inciting anti-government protests in Iran and smuggling weapons into the country, which Kurdish groups have denied.

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