U.S. Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Iran-Linked Targets in Iraq, Syria

The United States has begun its retaliation against Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria for their alleged involvement in an attack last week that killed three U.S. service members. The U.S. military struck more than 85 targets in response to an Iran-backed drone strike that killed 3 American soldiers in Jordan. U.S. forces conducted airstrikes against 85 targets in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Quds Force, and affiliated militia groups, according to a statement released by U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in the region. The strikes were conducted with “numerous aircraft to include long-range…