President Joseph Biden of the United States said that they will react “forcefully” to safeguard its employees in reaction to a suspected Iranian-linked strike in Syria that claimed the life of a US contractor and injured 6 Americans. The US launched airstrikes in retaliation shortly after the bombing. ‘ When on a state visit, US President Joseph Biden said that although the US does not desire to engage Iran in combat, Tehran should be ready for American aggressive action.
“They should be ready for American aggressive action”
In Ottawa, Canada, where he is on a state visit, Vice President Biden said, “The United States does not, does not desire confrontation with Iran.” Yet, he warned that the U.S. will “act strongly to defend our people, which is precisely what occurred last night,” and that Iran and its allies should be ready for this. According to activists, the US bombardment claimed at least four lives.
Iran and the US have exchanged strikes
While the United States and Iran have exchanged airstrikes in Syria before, this time’s assaults and the U.S. reaction threaten to undo recent attempts to defuse tensions in the region’s larger rivalries, which have just taken steps toward détente after years of unrest.
A American contractor was killed in the incident.
The Pentagon said that a drone strike on a U.S. installation on Thursday resulted in the death of a contractor and the injuries of five U.S. soldiers and another contractor. According to US sources, two assaults against American personnel in Syria occurred at the same time on Friday. According to early reports, a rocket strike occurred at a Conoco factory on Friday, injuring one US military member who is now in stable condition. A number of drones were launched towards Green Village, where US forces are also stationed, at the same time. According to one official, all but one of the drones were shot down and no Americans were hurt. The officials discussed military actions under the condition of anonymity.
As rockets were launched at a Conoco gas facility with an American soldier base, two Syrian opposition activist organizations claimed a fresh round of airstrikes in eastern Syria that struck positions of militias supported by Iran. While a number of US authorities claimed otherwise late on Friday, it was unclear whether the activists were referring to the assault on American personnel in Green Village.
The drone was made in Iran.
Lloyd Austin, the secretary of defense for the United States, said that the drone used in the strike on Thursday was of Iranian descent. U.S. authorities said that the finding was supported by retrieved debris and threat streams from intelligence. They did not provide any instant proof of the assertion. A maintenance facility at a coalition base in the northeast Syrian city of Hasaka was struck by the drone.
US reprisals
The Pentagon said that F-15 fighter aircraft operating out of al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar carried out retaliatory strikes in Deir el-Zour. According to Austin, the actions were in retaliation for the drone attack as well as “a series of recent attacks against coalition troops in Syria” by organizations connected to the Revolutionary Guard.
Biden conveyed his sincere sympathy
Speaking at a news conference with Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, Biden sent his “deepest sympathies” to the family of the American victim and well wishes to the wounded.
