fighting that was going on in the aleppo region, for example, uh, iranian proxies were involved in that in the syrian civil war, so these are elements are really throughout the country of syria, and they can turn and attack any forces whether it s syrian defense forces. craddick forces that are aligned with us or where the kurds or some other entity, including the u. s forces that are there. just last thursday, the top u. s military general for the middle east testified before congress. ah that iran is significantly more military capable than ever. let s listen and then i ll get your response. here it is. today i ran his exponentially more capable than they were just five years ago. today, iran possesses the largest and most diverse missile arsenal in the middle east. thousands of ballistic and cruise missiles, many capable of striking anywhere in the middle east. iran also maintains the largest and most capable force in the region. so iranian
face of any additional iranian attacks. testifying on capitol hill thursday, carrillo said that iranian proxies have carried out attacks on us forces in the middle east 78 times since the beginning of 2021. so what iran does to hide its hand as they use iranian proxies. that s that s either waves or rockets to be able to attack our forces in either iraq or syria. are these considered acts of war? by iran. they are being done by the iranian proxies is what i would tell you. congressman biden administration is carried out multiple airstrikes against militias affiliated with iran following previous attacks on u. s facilities in the region. biden s first known military action was a strike in february, 2021 after rocket attacks on us troops in iraq. now adding to this concern is yet another thing that parrilla, the commander of us central command, told congress last week, which is that today, iran possesses the largest and most diverse missile arsenal in the middle east with thousands of ba
another u. s contractor were injured natasha last thursday, the head of central command warned congress about iran s arsenal drones and missiles. what exactly are they capable of? yes commander gorilla. he did caution congress, saying that the iran really possesses right now the largest and most diverse missile arsenal in the middle east. and, of course, tensions between the us and iran have only risen in recent months as iran has gotten closer to russia, and that military defense partnership has grown. here s what gorilla told congress last week. today i ran his exponentially more capable than they were just five years ago. today iran possesses the largest and most diverse missile arsenal in the middle east. thousands of ballistic and cruise missiles, many capable of striking anywhere in the middle east. iran also maintains the largest and most capable force in the region. so as long as iran keeps attacking u. s military personnel in syria expect to see the biden administration taking
possesses the most diverse and largest missile arsenal in the middle east and also has the largest and most capable, unmanned aerial vehicle force in the region. so all of that, of course really concerning the us here, and we should note that these u. s service members, four of them were actually medically evacuated to iraq, and we are told that they are currently in stable condition. in john. natasha, please keep us posted on their well being. thank you. so much for that report with me now is retired u s general wesley clark. general. thanks so much for being with us. natasha reporting that the u. s. says there s been 78 drone strikes within that syria region since 2021 by these iranian proxies first. what does that mean? iranian proxy when we re talking about this number two what are they up to? if they re striking the us so much there? so these are groups that are affiliated with hizbollah or other groups in the region. they are conducting resupply reconnaissance operations.