伊朗最高领导人哈梅内伊嘲笑唐纳德·特朗普总统，此前美国领导人警告称，德黑兰将对美国驻伊拉克大使馆遭到袭击后“丧失的生命负全部责任”。
华盛顿有指责伊朗策划了这次袭击在巴格达的使馆大院里。袭击者示威反对美国在伊拉克和叙利亚的单方面空袭，这次空袭杀死了二十多名属于伊朗支持的民兵卡塔伊卜真主党的战士。
美国人指责卡塔伊卜真主党发动火箭袭击，造成一名平民死亡五角大楼承包商和几名美国服务人员受伤以及基尔库克伊拉克军事基地的伊拉克人员。周二，暴力抗议震动了美国大使馆在伊拉克的空袭。
除夕夜，特朗普发推特说*“美国驻伊拉克大使馆已经安全了几个小时了！我们许多伟大的战士，连同世界上最致命的军事装备，被立即赶到现场。
“感谢伊拉克总统和总理的迅速回应。伊朗将对我们任何设施的生命损失或损害承担全部责任。他们会付出很大的代价！这不是警告，而是威胁。新年快乐！”
在一份由伊朗国家媒体哈梅内伊指责特朗普政府“报复”卡塔伊卜真主党“击败伊斯兰国”，伊斯兰国是一个极端激进组织，他错误地指责美国创建。
哈梅内伊说:“伊朗政府、伊朗民族和我强烈谴责美国的恶意。”。“那个家伙发推特说，我们认为伊朗应对巴格达的事件负责，我们将对伊朗做出回应。
“首先，你什么也做不了，其次，如果你是合乎逻辑的——你不是——你会看到你在伊拉克、阿富汗犯下的罪行...让国家憎恨你。
“如果伊斯兰共和国决定挑战和战斗，它将毫不含糊地这样做。我们不是在战争之后，但是我们坚决捍卫伊朗民族的利益、尊严和荣耀。如果有人威胁到这一点，我们将毫不犹豫地面对并打击他们。”
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周二，美国国务卿迈克·庞贝在推特上发表声明:“我们的首要任务是美国人员的安全保障。美国迅速、谨慎、果断地采取了额外的安全措施，应对美国驻巴格达外交官和设施面临的威胁。
“今天的袭击是由恐怖分子阿布·马赫迪·穆汉迪斯和凯伊斯·哈扎利策划的，并得到伊朗代理人哈迪·阿马里和法耶兹的教唆。下面是我们大使馆外的所有照片。
“今天对美国大使馆的袭击不应与伊拉克抗议者的合法努力相混淆。自去年10月以来，伊拉克抗议者一直走在街头，为伊拉克人民努力结束伊朗政权在那里输出的腐败。”
2019年12月31日，抗议者在首都巴格达美国大使馆大楼前点燃岗亭，抗议周末美国飞机对与叙利亚接壤的伊拉克地区盖姆附近真主党旅的几个基地发动空袭。几千名抗议者袭击了美国驻巴格达大使馆，冲破其外墙，高呼“美国去死吧！”愤怒于周末杀死亲伊朗战士的空袭。
IRAN'S AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI TAUNTS DONALD TRUMP OVER IRAQ EMBASSY VIOLENCE: 'YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING'
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei taunted President Donald Trump after the U.S. leader's warning that Tehran will be held "fully responsible for lives lost" after the storming of the American embassy in Iraq.
Washington has accused Iran of orchestrating the attack on its embassy compound in Baghdad. The attackers were demonstrating against unilateral U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria that killed more than two dozen fighters belonging to the Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah.
The Americans blamed Kataib Hezbollah for a rocket attack that killed a Pentagon contractor and injured several U.S. service members and Iraqi personnel at an Iraqi military base in Kirkuk. On Tuesday, violent protests rocked the U.S. Embassy in Iraq over the airstrikes.
On New Year's Eve, Trump tweeted: "The U.S. Embassy in Iraq is, & has been for hours, SAFE! Many of our great Warfighters, together with the most lethal military equipment in the world, was immediately rushed to the site.
"Thank you to the President & Prime Minister of Iraq for their rapid response upon request. Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities. They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat. Happy New Year!"
In a statement reported by Iranian state media, Khamenei accused the Trump administration of "taking revenge" on Kataib Hezbollah "for defeating ISIS," an extremist militant group he falsely accused the U.S. of creating.
"The Iranian government, the Iranian nation, and I strongly condemn the US's malice," Khamenei said. "That guy has tweeted that we see Iran responsible for the events in Baghdad and we will respond to Iran.
"Firstly, You can't do anything and secondly, If you were logical—which you're not—you'd see that your crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan... have made nations hate you.
"If the Islamic Republic decides to challenge and fight, it will do so unequivocally. We're not after wars, but we strongly defend the Iranian nation's interests, dignity and glory. If anyone threatens that, we will unhesitatingly confront and strike them."
Newsweek asked the State Department for comment by email and will update this story if one is provided.
rity is the safety and security of U.S. personnel. The United States has acted quickly, prudently, and decisively, taking additional security measures to address threats to American diplomats and facilities in Baghdad.
"The attack today was orchestrated by terrorists – Abu Mahdi al Muhandis and Qays al-Khazali – and abetted by Iranian proxies – Hadi al Amari and Faleh al-Fayyad. All are pictured below outside our embassy.
"Today's attack against the U.S. Embassy should not be confused with the legitimate efforts of the Iraqi protestors who have been in the streets since October working for the people of Iraq to end the corruption exported there by the Iranian regime."
Protesters set ablaze a sentry box in front of the US embassy building in the capital Baghdad to protest against the weekend's air strikes by US planes on several bases belonging to the Hezbollah brigades near Al-Qaim, an Iraqi district bordering Syria, on December 31, 2019. Several thousand protesters attacked the US embassy in Baghdad, breaching its outer wall and chanting "Death to America!" in anger over weekend airstrikes that killed pro-Iran fighters.
