The report comes in the aftermath of the murder of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian military commander who was killed in Baghdad on Friday in an airstrike authorised by US President Donald Trump.
The US strategy on Iran following the assassination of the Quds Force commander Soleimani will remain unaltered, the US State Department told Al Arabiya broadcaster.
The State Department underlined that Washington will continue its harsh sanctions policy towards Iran and has already undertaken necessary measures to protect its assets in the Middle East, the broadcaster added.
Tensions between the United States and Iran have spiked in the wake of an aerial strike in Baghdad carried out by US forces as a result of which top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani as well as 11 others, including the deputy commander of Iraqi Shia militia Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, were killed.
The US described its action as a preemptive move to avoid a military conflict and protect its personnel in the region.
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