hundreds of millions of dollars in fines. the next hour starts right now. as i ve been to a very good day from msnbc headquarters of new york, welcome to alex witt reports. breaking news at this hour, we have some new details to share from the biden administration on the u.s. air strikes on iran- backed targets in iraq and syria. a senior administration official told nbc news that the strikes, quote, said the strong signal about the capability that we have and other things that we are going to do. the u.s. striking five targets in seven facilities used by iran s revolutionary guard and the militants they support of the region. this is in retaliation for three american soldiers killed in jordan. a senior administration official also telling nbc news that iraq received prior warning that, of the strikes, contrary to the claims of iraqi government aggression against iraq sovereignty. we go right now to nbc s allie raffa at the white house. ali, what are we hearing from the
forces in retaliation for the attack against u.s. forces in jordan that killed three u.s. service members and injured dozens. according to the white house and pentagon, u.s. military forces conduct the strikes on seven facilities in iraq and syria tonight that officials say iran s islamic revolutionary guard corps and affiliated militias used to attack u.s. forces. the national security council spokesperson john kirby told reporters that of the seven facilities, four are in syria and three are in iraq. these videos appear to show one of the strikes earlier today in anbar province in western iraq. an iraqi security official told nbc news that a u.s. air strike targeted a weapons warehouse and three ounces belonging to and iran black militia group that has been sanctioned by the u.s. government. during the roughly 30-minute attack, u.s. central command said that military forces hit over 85 targets at those locations, with more than 125 precision munitions, including command and
good afternoon, it is saturday, february the 3rd. i am ali velshi. we continue to follow the situation in the middle east where the israel and gaza war continues its steady creep outward, threatening to explode into a widespread regional conflict or worse at any moment. within the last hour, u.s. central command announced a round of strikes, targeting six houthi anti ship cruise missiles preparing to launch among ships in the red sea. this is the latest in the series of strikes that the united states has conducted against the houthi forces who have been targeting vessels, commercial and military, that are sailing among the red sea toward or from the to the crossing in egypt. it is related, but separate from the campaign against iranian-backed proxy forces which are operating in the region, and there are iranian antlers operating alongside them. that started on friday. the biden says that friday strikes against these groups on u.s. troops in the region since the october 7t
the militias that they sponsor. we are also getting some more details on the timing of the response to those three american soldiers killed in jordan last week and how it unfolded throughout this week. just in a moment, i will talk with deputy director for the very latest response from the administration as well as the defense department. but first, we re going to head to the region and nbc news chief international correspondent, who s joining us from iraq. welcome, here, so has the region reacting? what can we expect next? well alex, i think what we saw last night was not insignificant. that is true. but it was also limited. granted, an escalation by the biden administration. we haven t seen anything like this in recent years, frankly, in this part of the world. but still limited so that the strikes were along the east syria, iraq border in a trench there that we know has a number of militia groups and camped there. now, that s a part of that border that runs through
now it s time for the last word who is in for lawrence good evening, my friend, thank you for an excellent show , and we ll see you next week. good evening to all of you, we are continuing our breaking s coverage of the united states launching airstrikes against iranian and iranian-backed forces in retaliation for the attack against u.s. forces in jordan that killed three u.s. service members and injured dozens. according to the white house and pentagon, u.s. military forces conduct the strikes on seven facilities in iraq and syria tonight that officials say iran s islamic revolutionary guard corps and affiliated militias used to attack u.s. forces. the national security council spokesperson john kirby told reporters that of the seven facilities, four are in syria and three are in iraq. these videos appear to show one of the strikes earlier today