first images of u.s. strikes on syria and iraq. this is from alkhine in the western province. that orange fireball in the distance appears to be a weapons depot, one of some 85 iranian-linked targets attacked by a variety of u.s. aircraft including long-range b1 bombers like this one which flew nonstop with aerial refueling from here in the u.s. president biden says that today s strike is only the first part of a larger operation being carried out in response to sunday s drone attack on american troops in eastern jordan, which you ll remember killed three soldiers, wounded dozens more. caskets burying those three, the remains of those three returned home today. the president also signaled the united states will not strike targets inside iranian territory and does not seek a wider conflict in the region in what is already one at war. reporting for us tonight from all across the map m.j. lee at the white house, natasha bertrand, ben we hadman in jordan. let s begin, though, at
arriving at a swiss court earlier. the former fifa president denying wrongdoing ahead of the verdict in his trialforfraud. i am not innocent in life, but in this case i will survive. also in court, the man once favourite to succeed blatter, co defendant and former uefa president michel platini. the two men were accused of an unlawful payment of £1.6 million between fifa and platini in 2011. they said it was backdated pay for advisory work. that the former french footballing legend had done a decade earlier. a panel ofjudges today ruling the pair s account of a gentleman s agreement was credible and that doubts existed about the prosecution s claim it was a bribe linked to a blatter re election bid. both men acquitted. it sjustice, but it s a victory for me, definitely. in the case of myjob, my work, 44 years working in fifa. for me, it s so important. it s so important that this case has been settled on the highest swiss level. the payment had emerged amid the corruption sca
nightmare commentator, described that as a nightmare team, not the dream team. aqain. nightmare team, not the dream team. again, there nightmare team, not the dream team. again, there will be a divisiveness within again, there will be a divisiveness within this again, there will be a divisiveness within this contest between people of the within this contest between people of the steve baker phil baker, and rather of the steve baker phil baker, and rather than perspective, a strong brexit rather than perspective, a strong brexit ticket. not so much now because brexit ticket. not so much now because of brexit ticket. not so much now because of brexit necessarily but the other because of brexit necessarily but the other issues, taxation and the whole the other issues, taxation and the whole strategic approach to the nature whole strategic approach to the nature of whole strategic approach to the nature of government. it will expose some nature of governmen
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