The US launches missiles into Iraq and Syria after a terrifying plan for a revenge attack was leaked – with a multi-day blitz
The US has launched a series of airstrikes on Iraq as it believes a multi-day blitz is about to be unleashed.
The strikes were expected since there were terrifying plans Joe Biden and the US government were leaked after three US troops were killed Jordan last week.
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Two of the officials said the attacks targeted facilities in Iraq and Syria linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the militias they support.
The first attacks were carried out by manned and unmanned aircraft that hit the command and control headquarters, ammunition storage and other facilities, according to AP.
Official sources announced this on Thursday plans for retaliatory attacks have been approved and will cover: attack on Iranian people and facilities.
Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East have reportedly attacked US facilities at least 166 times since Israel's Hamas war began.
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The bomb plan was leaked as US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin decried the barrage of drone and missile attacks recently carried out by Iranian-backed militias against US forces in the United States. Middle East.
He said Thursday afternoon: “The president will not tolerate attacks on American troops, and neither will I. Our teammates were killed by radical militants, supported by Iranactive in Syria and Iraq.”
Mr Austin added that Iran-backed rebels have been “trying to create even more unrest” since the Hamas terror group unleashed its terror on Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostage.
He stated: “This is a dangerous moment in the Middle East.
“We will take all necessary measures to defend the United States United Statesour interests and our people.
“We will respond when we choose, where we choose and how we choose. That's what everyone here is focused on.”
The head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami vowed this week that Iran will respond to any threat from the US who say they are “not afraid” of war.
He said: “We are hearing some threats from US officials about attacking Iran. We tell them that you tested us and that we know each other.
“We leave no threat unanswered, and we do not look forward to war, but we do not fear it either. This is the known truth.”
The strikes come in response to attacks targeting US forces in the region, including the latest Saturday's deadly attack on a US military outpost known as Tower 22 in Jordan, which killed three people, including Breonna Moffett, 23, whose family was reportedly on her first tour of duty.
Mark Wallace, a former US ambassador to the UN told The Sun: “President Biden has established his red line with Irannamely that if American soldiers were killed, he would act decisively – that line has been crossed.
“Iran has shown its behavior in the past. They are a paper tiger, they press and press and press, but when confronted they will always withdraw.”
Iran is a crucial supporter of Hamas and many other terrorist groups in the Middle East, including the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are behind recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
On January 11, Western forces led by Britain and the US arrived destroyed a total of 60 Houthi military targets under the cover of darkness, weakening the Iranian-backed terror proxy in Yemen.
Laser guided Tomahawk missiles and Paveway bombs, 2000 km/h fighter jets, Reaper drones and destroyers were placed next to the RAF airplanes.
The plane came away from the attack Cyprus to Yemen and back within hours, refueling in the air as they blitzed the targets.
A second British-American attack then took place near the capital Sanaa.
Who are the Houthis?
THE Houthi rebels are terrorizing ships and warships in the Red Sea – but who are they?
The Shiite militant group, which now controls most of Yemen, was largely ignored by the world for more than a decade.
However, since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Gaza, they have disappeared from relative obscurity accounting for around £1 trillion in global trade held hostage – making it one of the busiest in the world shipping routes to an active war zone.
Their twisted slogan is “Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse the Jews and Victory for Islam.”
Why do they attack ships?
The rebel group has launched brutal drone and missile attacks on all ships – including warships – they believe are linked to Israel, in solidarity with their ally Hamas.
The naval attacks have threatened to spark a full-blown war in the Middle East, while ripples from Israel's war in Gaza are being felt across the region – with Iran suspected of fomenting the chaos.
However, there have been frequent attacks on commercial ships with little or no connection to Israel, forcing global maritime traffic to halt operations in the region and sending shipping prices soaring.
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea increased by 50 percent between November and December.
The rebel group's leaders have previously vowed that the attacks will continue until Israel stops them devastating offensive in Gaza – despite recent American and British attacks on their military strongholds.
Experts have warned that US retaliation should ensue “serious violence against the Iranian regime” to prevent further attacks from happening.
Former British Army Commander Colonel Richard Kemp told The Sun on Monday that the attacks on US forces in Jordan were a “major new escalation” as it marked the first time Americans had been killed by enemy fire in the region since the start of the war in the region. the Gaza war.
He said: 'The Americans must respond in a decisive way.
“It is not good enough that the Americans only respond to Iranian allies, now they must respond to Iran itself.”
The Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah announced on Wednesday that it would suspend military operations against US forces; There have been no attacks on US forces in the region since then.
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