US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say - BBC News

The strikes in Syria and Iraq will take place over a number of days, American officials tell CBS News.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, US troops on patrol in Syria earlier this monthBy Bernd Debusmann Jr & Tom Bateman BBC News, WashingtonThe US has approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials have told the BBC's US partner CBS News.

The strikes will take place over a number of days, officials said, and weather conditions will likely dictate when they are launched.

It comes after a drone attack killed three US soldiers in Jordan, close to the Syrian border, on Sunday.

The US blamed an Iranian-backed militia group for that attack.

That group, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, is believed to contain multiple militias that have been armed, funded and trained by Iran's Revolutionary Guards force. It has said it was responsible for Sunday's strike.

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