sites used by iran-backed mil militants. the pentagon says it s payback for attacks on american troops who are increasingly being targeted in the region. here s cnn s pentagon correspondent oren lieberman. reporter: rising tensions in the middle east with u.s. fighter jets carrying out a series of strikes in iraq against taiib hezbollah. mourners leading a funeral procession through the streets of baghdad as u.s. central command said the strikes likely killed a number of militants. president joe biden ordered the strikes after katayyib hezbollah, recognized by the u.s. as a terror organization, claimed responsibilior an attack clurring three u.s. service members, one in critical condition. the national security council said the president places no higher priority than the protection of american personnel serves in harm s way. the united states will act at a time and in a manner of our choosing should these attacks continue. u.s. forces in iraq and syria have been targeted a
inside iraq where they were around at militants for a drone attack, iraq is calling them hostile acts and warning them they can ratchet up tensions in the middle east. the anti-semitic outbursts, written in hebrew. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m pamela brown and you are in the situation room. we are with the next donald trump legal battles, just days to go before the new year and weeks to go before the first 2024 presidential contest. pamela, donald trump s legal team is spending the last days of 2023 prepping for an immunity case they will argue on january 9th. they have submitted their brief, that was over the weekend and they are once again arguing that donald trump cannot be prosecuted for anything related to january 6. as they returned the 2020 electric results. because he was acquitted, he cannot be criminally charged. we will see some response from the special counsel by the end of this week but then arguments before the appea