US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a series of phone talks with the leaders of Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, during which he explained the recent American attacks on Hezbollah in Syria and Iraq, the State Department reported.

Earlier, the US attacked five Hezbollah targets in Iraq and Syria in response to repeated attacks on Iraqi bases. The Pentagon explained that these actions were taken as a response to the attacks of the movement on the Iraqi base near Kirkuk, which led to the death of a US citizen and the injury of four American troops. US accuses Iran of sponsoring Hezbollah.

According to the State Department, in talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Secretary of State reiterated that the United States will take decisive action to protect its citizens and their interests from Iranian threats, RIA Novosti reported.

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (UAE), Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,in his turn, supported the US strikes.

For his part, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed beat Salman al Saud, agreed with Pompeo that the Iranian regime and its proxies continue to be a destabilizing force in the region and that states have the right to defend themselves amid these threats.