the u.s. bombs 85 targets in iraq and syria and promises it is just the start of the next phase. the u.s. avenging the death of three american soldiers brought home friday in the solemn dignified transfer in dover, delaware attended by the president and first lady. iran condemning the attacks with its foreign minister calling it an adventurous and strategic mistake. the secretary of state antony blinken preparing to leave tomorrow for his fifth dip a medic shuttle to the region. pausing pushing for a halt in gaza, long enough for a hostage release. hostage release. good day everyone, i am andrea mitchell in washington as the world braces for the next phase of strikes against iranian backed militant groups in the middle east as potential counterattacks . the powerful but limited first phase targeted command and control her operations with intelligent centers, weapons facilities and supply lines among the aircraft used was long rage bombers that took off from texas and flew
good morning. i m victor blackwell. this is first of all and today we re starting in the middle east. iran is condemning airstrikes by the usa military in syria and iraq. the strikes are in retaliation for the deaths of three american soldiers killed in a drone attack in jordan almost a week ago. president biden says this is only the start. cnn s katie bolillis is in washington. let s start with you and tell us about the targets. reporter: the u.s. military striking 85 targets associated with both iranian-backed militia as well as also used by iran s own forces. these targets included everything from intelligence centers to rockets and missiles and other munitions facilities, to command and control hubs to logistics facilities. now, at this point in the coming hours and days the u.s. military will be doing what is known as a battle damage assessment, to lean on u.s. intelligence to try to independently verify the toll these strikes took, both the damage that they caused t
east and of course it s absolutely right, but there is another part of that and the other part is another part of that and the other parties the us policy on israel and gaza has been to continue to provide a diplomatic and political shield to israel s action in gaza, despite the fact that over a long period of time we ve seen that very, very severely escalating number of civilian deaths, civilians being killed by israeli action in gaza. that has angered the arab and muslim world and created therefore the political space for these militias allied to iran, not necessarily under their direct day to day control, to use that moment to try and build their base of popular support by attacking israel s allies in the region, namely the us and others, and so these two things have become entirely connected and one of the objectives will be from the sort of tehran world view is if the us interests are being attacked in the region, firstly that fulfils one long term objective which is to
today on inside politics a fateful choice. president biden announced he s decided how the u.s. will respond to a deadly attack on american troops in jordan, as fears grow that retaliating against iranian forces could further ignite a region already on fire. plus, china s promise. xi jinping gave joe biden his word that china will not meddle in the 2024 election. we re going to bring you exclusive, new reporting on their high-stakes conversation. and we can t shake it off. everyone loves to weigh in on taylor swift s relationship with travis kelce, but now a far-right media and even former presidential candidate conspiracy, they re all pushing an absurd theory that the most famous woman on the planet is plotting with the nfl to get joe biden re-elected. talk about bad blood. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we do start with the breaking news. president biden is speaking to reporters at the whi
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