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
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
michael steele. we are following the breaking news on the u.s. air strikes hitting targets in iraq and syria, including new reaction from the iraqi government. also, donald trump s election interference trial is officially delayed, what it means for his legal timeline. it is election day in south carolina. congressman james clyburn joins us as democrats their head to the polls. it is a very busy day of news, welcome to the weekend. we begin this weekend with the breaking news, justin, state media in iraq now reporting that the foreign ministry has summoned the highest ranking u.s. diplomat in baghdad to opper a former protest over last night s airstrikes in iraq and syria. the u.s. military says it hit more than 85 targets facilities used by iran s revolutionary guard and the militias they sponsor in the region. this is the first wave of what officials say could be a weeks- long campaign in response to the deaths of three american soldiers in jordan last weekend. joining us n
Iraqi media outlets have stopped using the word “Israel” to refer to the regime in Tel Aviv and use “the Zionist regime” instead in a move to show solidarity with Palestinians for some months, according to the head of the Commission of Media and Communications (CMC) in Iraq.
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