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The U.S. launched strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria and Iraq as retaliation to a drone attack that killed three American soldiers and wounded over 40 near the Jordan-Syria border.

The strikes aim to target the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force and associated militia groups. 

The U.S.’ strategic strikes targeted over 85 facilities, including command and control operations, intelligence centers, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities.

Biden said the U.S. response to last weekend’s attack “began today” and will “continue at times and places of our choosing.” He added, “The United States does not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world. But let all those who might seek to do us harm know this: If you harm an American, we will respond.”

The Pentagon reports over 160 attacks by Iranian-linked militias on U.S. bases and forces in the region since October 7. Secretary of State Tony Blinken is scheduled to visit the Middle East, with stops in Israel, the occupied West Bank, Qatar, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.