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
thursday after us intelligence assessed that an iranian origin road killed an american contractor and wounded five u. s service members and another u. s contractor, biden authorized the straight quote against facilities used by groups affiliated with iran s islamic revolutionary guard, corps secretary of defense lloyd austin said in a statement. the department of defense said quote took proportionate and deliberate action intended to limit the risk of escalation and minimize casualties. the us military maintains approximately 900 u. s. troops in syria, some of which are there as part of a coalition to defeat isis. but those forces are often under attack by iranian proxies, vast and deeply resourced. proxy forces, spread instability throughout the region and threaten our regional partners, the commander of us central command said in a statement. following the story, quote, we re postured for scale options in the face of any additional iranian attacks. testifying on capitol hill thursday
get the lawyer to make a false statement to law enforcement. that if true, would make the former president responsible for that obstruction of justice and false statements to law enforcement. right so much to come there. renato mariotti. thanks so much for your time. we appreciate it. thank you. of course, still ahead president biden authorizing an airstrike in syria after a suspected iranian affiliated drone kills a u. s contractor and wounds five american troops will have the latest from the pentagon next. now up to 40% off. you found the diamond store our most powerful spot and stain clean. the bissell little green pet pro combines superior section and
developing this morning. a u. s contractor is dead in five u. s. troops are wounded after a suspected iranian backed drone hit a u. s housing facility in northeast syria. in response, president biden authorized what the u. s calls a precision strike on facilities used by the groups affiliated with iran. you re looking at the aftermath here. cnn s mj lee. is at the white house for us this morning . mg i know the president is in canada, and he made this call for the retaliation while there that s right, john. you know these were urgent deliberations that were taking place as president. biden was traveling up to canada last night. so let me just catch you up on exactly what we know from these developments overnight. we know that it suspected iranian drone struck a facility in syria that was housing us personnel and that resulted in the killing of one american contractor and injuring five u. s service members. and in response to that
zone, is there a risk for escalation? when now we have an american citizen debt. absolutely had this been even worse. i mean, my heart goes out to the family of the u. s contractor who must have gotten this horrible news yesterday. and of course, there s a notification process, which is why we didn t hear the news in the press until hours and hours later. um but you know, the fact of the matter is the troops there are under constant threat. there was also the threat of isis. there were something like 300 raids against isis in syria in just the past year. this is an area where america is at low grade war, and only occasionally , just the public realized that if the attacks are very, very deadly, though, then the white house has to respond. and this point it s been this way. the worst. the attack the worst. that response could be right. right you make a great point. alright kim dozier. thanks so much. we appreciate it great to see you. and we want to say