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According to the two officials, the airstrike was carried out on Thursday and hit a structure belonging to an Iran-backed militia. The sources also told Reuters that US President Joe Biden authorised the strike in Syria.
the united states laid out new sanctions on iran and on thursday the state department explained iran s intention like this. they are living in a state with a government that would rather spend money on a nuclear weapons program than on the welfare of its people. as things heat up in iran pentagon is readying 20 of its 30,000 pound bunker buster bombs they asked for and received $81 million in preallocated money for urgent upgrades to the massive ordnance penetrators. the air force chief of staff says that the orders for the weapons have nothing to do with what s happening in iran. it is worth pointing out that the underground facility where iran says its enriching uranium is believed to be out of a bunker buster range. harris: thank you. go to syria where more violence is spreading as the nation s president faces growing pressure to step down. new amateur video recordly