Here are the major flashpoints in US battle against Iranian proxies

Since late last year, various Iranian-backed groups have struck U.S. troop positions in Iraq and Syria, tried to bomb merchant vessels in Middle East waterways, and aimed rockets at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. The U.S. has responded by shooting down rockets, sinking enemy boats in the Red Sea and authorizing strikes on militant group…

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