US approves plans to directly target Iranian forces in response to attack that killed three soldiers
by Richard Hall
Feb 01, 2024
3 minutes
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The US is said to have approved plans to strike Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq and Syria in response to a drone attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan on Sunday.
US officials have characterised the response as a “campaign” that could last “weeks”, and will include both airstrikes and cyberattacks, according to NBC. It would target both the Iran-backed militias that carried out the deadly attack and Iranian forces that support them in the region, officials told ABC separately.
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