US Retaliates , Against Iranian Targets in Syria , for Recent Attacks on Military Bases.<br />On October 26, the United States launched attacks<br />on targets linked with Iran in retaliation for a series <br />of strikes on U.S. military bases in the region.<br />NBC reports that the news comes <br />amid increased tension in the area<br />as a result of Israel's war against Hamas.<br />NBC reports that the news comes <br />amid increased tension in the area<br />as a result of Israel's war against Hamas.<br />Today, at President Biden’s <br />direction, U.S. military forces <br />conducted self-defense strikes on <br />two facilities in eastern Syria used <br />by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard <br />Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups. , Lloyd Austin, U.S. Defense Secretary, via NBC.<br />Today, at President Biden’s <br />direction, U.S. military forces <br />conducted self-defense strikes on <br />two facilities in eastern Syria used <br />by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard <br />Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups. , Lloyd Austin, U.S. Defense Secretary, via NBC.<br />These precision self-defense strikes <br />are a response to a series of ongoing <br />and mostly unsuccessful attacks against<br />U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by <br />Iranian-backed militia groups <br />that began on October 17, Lloyd Austin, U.S. Defense Secretary, via NBC.<br />U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the <br />attacks in Syria were "separate and distinct from <br />the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas." .<br />U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the <br />attacks in Syria were "separate and distinct from <br />the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas." .<br />According to defense officials, <br />U.S. and coalition forces were attacked <br />19 different times between October 17 and 26. .<br />The strikes, which occurred in Iraq <br />and Syria, were carried out with a <br />mix of drone and rocket attacks.<br />As a result of these attacks, one U.S. <br />citizen contractor died from a cardiac <br />incident while sheltering in place; 21 U.S. <br />personnel suffered from minor injuries, Lloyd Austin, U.S. Defense Secretary, via NBC.<br />On October 25, Biden warned Iran's leader, <br />Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that if Iranian forces , "continue to move against [U.S.] troops, we will respond, <br />and he should be prepared. It has nothing to do with Israel.".<br />On October 25, Biden warned Iran's leader, <br />Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that if Iranian forces , "continue to move against [U.S.] troops, we will respond, <br />and he should be prepared. It has nothing to do with Israel.".<br />The president has no higher priority <br />than the safety of U.S. personnel, <br />and he directed today’s action to <br />make clear that the United States <br />will not tolerate such attacks and will <br />defend itself, its personnel and its interests, Lloyd Austin, U.S. Defense Secretary, via NBC
