The Iraqi Vice President assured that the Iranian regime had deployed ballistic missiles in Basra

The former prime minister and current Iraqi vice president, Ayad Allawi, said on Wednesday that Israeli secret services have satellite images showing ballistic missiles deployed by Iran to BasraAnd it was this information that motivated US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel his plans and make a quick visit to Iraq last week.

These weapons installed in the port city of southern Iraq they would be directed to the countries of the Persian Gulf, a region that has experienced escalating tensions in recent days, according to statements by politicians published in a video on social networks, collected by the journalist of Niqash Mustafa Habib.

In addition, in the video, Allawi also points out that The arrival of Pompeo in Iraq would have prevented an Israeli pre-emptive attack on the missiles of Basra, According to the video.

Iran maintains a strong presence in neighboring Iraq at Through various Shiite militias who have fought to fight the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS) and who are loyal to Tehran and the actions of the Quds force., Arms abroad of the Revolutionary Guards Corps of Iran.

However, this deployment would be a novelty in Iraq, where many US military bases operate, and would consist of an increase in escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, began in 2018 when President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of his country from the nuclear agreement, which has already suspended the world.

May's beginning The United States has announced the deployment of an aircraft carrier, an amphibious badault ship and a bomber squad in the Middle East to give a "clear message" to Iran. This measure responded to an intelligence report that would have demonstrated Tehran's intention to attack US badets in the region.

United States this week he said that he had plans for a deployment of 120,000 soldiers if tensions increased, and this Wednesday removed the non-essential personnel highlighted in Iraq, which has become a crisis recalling the moments leading up to the 2003 invasion that led to the fall of Baghdad.

The figure of Allawi, former member of the Baath party who has been exiled for 30 years for his differences with dictator Saddam Hussein, Specifically, it has gained considerable importance after the rapid victory of US forces against Iraqi troops in this campaign and is not without controversy.

Allawi then became the first leader of Iraq after the fall of Saddam in 2003 and Acting Chairman of the Governing Council formed by the US-led international coalition. He was then Prime Minister of the country between 2004 and 2005, Vice President between 2014 and 2015 and 2016 is again vice president, a position he still retains.