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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 directl ....
And works agency, is warning that the risk of disease is increasing across gaza because of the lack of sanitation and aid. Lets hear from our correspondent injerusalem, wyre davies. Over the last few days, the world and the worlds Media Attention has been focused on those exchanges of fire between israel and iran, and the potential, a week ago, for what looked like a possible regional war. Those fears have been somewhat dissipated after minimal israeli response in the last couple of days. And that side of things appears to have gone away a little bit, with both israeli and iranian governments opting to let things calm down. We have had a war in gaza now that has lasted well over six months and that continues. The latest information we have is, as you were saying, several places in gaza were hit, including the Southern City of rafah, where many people were killed in reported i ....
Or the other country attacks and openly admits that they are attacking? because as we ve seen over the last week, that can spiral very, very close to a situation in the middle east that goes well beyond the particular aspects of both iran and israel. and you mentioned that it was an area where there is a nuclear facility, even if they didn t strike, actually, at the nuclear facility. is there a possibility now that iran, as a result of that, will either accelerate its its programme towards nuclear or move it underground? well, it s certainly underground now. there was no chance that any targeting of the isfahan facility would have been successful because it is deep and it is hard. so that s not a question. the iranians have done that for decades. but i also would suggest, i don t know if iran could accelerate their programme any faster than it already is. numerous violations of us inspectors, numerous attempts to obscure what s really happening. so i think we ve just got ....
overhaul of the entire tax system. here s the catch, though. other sources are shooting down the idea that this is even happening as fast and hard as they can. listen to boehner himself earlier today on rush limbaugh s radio show. rush, there is no deal. no deal publicly, no deal privately. there is absolutely no deal. no deal, no deal, no deal. now, here s the white house spokesman jay carney. there is no deal. we are not close to a deal. we are obviously, the president is in discussions with all the leaders of congress as well as other members, and exploring the possibility of getting the best deal possible, which is something he s held for a long time now. we ll go live to washington in just a moment where nerves are frayed, anxiety is high, and confusion clearly reigns. first, here s some of the other stories we ll be ripping into tonight. the hacking scandal just keeps spreading. with charges of eavesdropping, bribery, and something called bl bl blaging. ....