If any American is harmed… US bombed more than 85 targets simultaneously

US President Joe Biden has warned that any damage done to the US will result in a US response to last weekend’s attack in Jordan after US forces launched retaliatory airstrikes against more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria. The targets were linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and its backed militias. Joe Biden said in a statement that this afternoon, at my direction, US military forces struck targets in Iraq and Syria that the IRGC and allied militias use to attack US forces. Our response began today. It will continue at times and places of our choosing.

The US President warned that the United States does not want conflict in the Middle East or anywhere in the world. But all those who want to harm us should know that if you harm any American, we will respond. The strikes included the use of long-range B-1 bombers flown from the US, and were the first in a multi-pronged response by the Joe Biden-led administration to attacks by Iran-backed militants. Agency Reuters reported that more US military operations are expected in the coming days.

The US military said in a statement that the 85 targets were at seven locations, four in Syria and three in Iraq. Targets included command and control centers, rockets, drone storage facilities and missiles, as well as logistics and munitions supply chain facilities. News agency Reuters reported that the strikes also targeted the Quds Force, the IRGC’s foreign espionage and paramilitary wing, which strongly influences its partner militias in the Middle East.