The White House says Joe Biden has warned Iran against targeting US personnel in the Middle East, via a rare message to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, SİA reports citing BBC.
"There was a direct message relayed," White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing earlier today.
He did not provide any more details.
The Pentagon also said about 900 additional US troops are either in the region or headed there to bolster air defences to protect US personnel, amid a surge in attacks in the region.
US troops have been attacked at least 12 times in Iraq and four times in Syria in the past week, according to the Pentagon.
Earlier this week, Biden said he had warned the ayatollah that the US would respond if its forces continued to be targeted.
He did not elaborate on how the message was communicated.
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