US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say
US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say
The strikes in Syria and Iraq will take place over a number of days, American officials tell CBS News.
The US has approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials have told the BBC's US partner CBS News.
The strikes will take place over a number of days, officials said, and weather conditions will likely dictate when they are launched.
It comes after a drone attack killed three US soldiers in Jordan, close to the Syrian border, on Sunday.
The US blamed an Iranian-backed militia group for that attack.
That group, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, is believed to contain multiple militias that have been armed, funded and trained by Iran's Revolutionary Guards force. It has said it was responsible for Sunday's strike.
Iran, meanwhile, has denied any role in the attack which injured 41 other US troops at the military base, known as Tower 22. Four US officials cited by Reuters have said that US intelligence believes that the drone used to attack the facility was manufactured by Iran.
At a news conference on Thursday, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said the US would "not tolerate attacks on American troops".
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq kills US soldiers in Jordan, so the US retaliates against Iranians in Syria.
Yep, that's totally not going to become another middle eastern spiralling clusterfuck.Good thing we’ve given them plenty of warning.
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