american bombers carried out air strikes on more than 85 targets. the us military said they included the personnel and facilities of iran s revolutionary guard and the militant groups it backs. but the air strikes hit locations only in iraq and syria. iranian territory was not targeted. the message from the white house the us doesn t want a war with tehran. the goal here is to get these attacks to stop. this was about degrading capability, taking away capabilities by the militant groups. these responses began tonight. they re not going to end tonight. so there will be additional responses. and this is what america is responding to. a drone attack on a us base injordan last sunday killed three us soldiers and wounded dozens more. washington said iran backed militants were to blame. pressure had been building onjoe biden to respond with force. announcing the start of the air strikes, the president said. the united states does not seek conflict in the middle east or anywhere
good evening and welcome to bbc news. jeremy corbyn has been under pressure to spell out labour‘s position on immigration today one of the major issues in the eu referendum. in a speech in peterborough he was expected to say that the party could ditch its support for the freedom of movement rules that allow eu citizens to move to the uk. but he later said he wouldn t rule it out, and told the bbc he did not think immigration was too high. here s our political editor laura kuenssberg. welcome for him on the platform, but will you welcome what was billed as his vision for britain after brexit? kelly whether you voted to leave or remain, everybody voted for a better future. how many eu citizens can keep moving freely? we are not against the movement as point of principle but i don t want be misinterpreted it. we want the power to intervene decisively, to prevent workers from here or abroad being used and exploited to undermine pay and conditions at work. the original vers
as the clock ticks towards the point when it is thought the secretary of state will call elections. and we will be taking a health check of the state of the nhs in england. good morning. it is monday the 16th of january. i am joanna gosling. welcome to bbc newsroom live. donald trump has promised that a trade deal between britain and the united states will be a priority when he takes office on friday. he was speaking to the former justice secretary and prominent brexit campaigner michael gove for the times newspaper in his first british interview since becoming us president elect. here s our political correspondent vicky young. theresa may is about to tell us more about how she thinks the uk can prosper outside of the european union. her critics say the economy will suffer if britain leaves the single market and is no longer able to trade freely with the eu. but the president elect donald trump says he will offer britain a quick and fair trade deal with america within weeks o
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