good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. today that u.s. military began a long expected military campaign zaria and iraq against iranian proxy forces and the islamic revolutionary guard corps, sometimes known as the force. the retaliation for that drone attack over the weekend went three american army reservist 48 and a dozen more injured in the airbase in jordan. the strikes that killed americans for himself as part of a series of extended between various militant groups backed by iran and u.s. forces that followed the october 7th hamas attack in israel and israel s subsequent counter offensive in gaza. right now you are seeing footage of one of today s strikes on your screen where and iraqi security official, you seek it hit, they re a weapons warehouse in western iraq belong to a group known as kata ib hezbollah. according to u.s. central command, military forces struck more than 85 targets which numerous aircrafts which numerous aircraft include long- range bomber
iran, while already existing domestic politics had a lot to do with iran s shift in government, many experts say that trump s pressure campaign hoisted the hard-liners to the front and the top of the iranian regime. so, when president biden came into power, negotiated with iran was nearly impossible. it wasn t for lack of trying. for the first year of biden s presidency, his administration attempted a resurrect the 2015 nuclear deal, but tehran refused to engage directly with u.s. diplomats. talk about stop and go for several years, then, something happened in 2022, which made matters even worse. the war in ukraine. you see, the original nuclear deal depended on cooperation between the west and russia. but once russia invaded ukraine, any collaboration with moscow was off the table, and now, iran is helping russia in its war. iran s attack drones are a common feature in russia s campaign against ukraine. the 2015 iran nuclear deal built at least a little good faith between ir
this is the source. we start with breaking news. as the u.s. retaliation for the deaths of three american soldiers is underway tonight. the u.s. hitting more than 85 targets in iraq and syria against iranian-backed militias. b1 bombers flying nonstop from an air force base in texas ultimately striking 7 facilities in a mission the white house says was successful but also not over yet. it is without a doubt a sharp escalation of the war in the middle east. those bombers in the air today as president biden was attending the dignified transfer for those three soldiers at dover air force base. we start with team coverage tonight. oren leiberman at the pentagon, retired air force colonel cedric leighton in washington, and nic robinson in tel aviv. the pentagon confirming these strikes and laying out their rationale. what s the latest you re learning tonight? the u.s. carrying out strikes in iraq and syria. going after not specifically iran. the u.s. didn t strike directly in i
headquarters here in new york city. we continue our breaking news coverage of this evening of u.s. air strikes against iran- backed militias in iraq and syria. the military action is a sharp escalation in the administration s effort to stop the rising threat from iran- backed groups across the middle east. earlier this evening, u.s. central command released video of one of the b one bomber s used to carry out the air strikes, and in a call with reporters and national security council spokesperson laid out the details of the attack. u.s. military forces struck more than 85 targets at seven facilities utilized by the revolutionary guard groups. three of the facilities in iraq, four of them are in syria. numerous aircraft, including b1 bombers, dispatched from the united states were involved in this operation, firing more than 125 precision guided munitions over the course of about 30 minutes. target facilities included command and control centers as well as headquarters build
we continue breaking news coverage this evening of u.s. air strikes against iran-backed militias in iraq and syria. the military action is a sharp escalation in the administration s effort to stop the rising threat from the iran- backed groups across the middle east. earlier this evening, u.s. central command released video of one of the c1 bombers used to carry out the air strike. and in a call the national security council spokesperson laid out the details of the attack. the u.s. military forces struck more than 85 targets and seven facilities utilized by iran s islamic revolutionary guard corps who was responsible three of the facilities in iraq, four of them are in syria. numerous aircraft, including b1 bombers, dispatched from the united states were involved in this operation, firing more than 125 precision guided munitions over the course of about 30 minutes. target facilities included command and control centers as well as headquarters buildings and intelligence