Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced this night that the United States had engaged in direct military action against Iranian surrogate forces in Syria, which is a big development. The assaults were directed at two facilities that these forces used to launch attacks against American soldiers stationed in both Syria and Iraq. The Biden administration, which until now had not replied to earlier attacks throughout this month, has now made a key response. Tragically, these occurrences have led to several injuries among our forces, and one contractor even passed away during one of the assaults after suffering a heart attack.
The United States responded with strikes shortly after Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made a threatening speech in English at the UN about the Hamas-Israeli conflict.
Remarks from Sec. Austin:
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s statement on U.S. strikes by the military in eastern Syria
Oct. 26, 2023
President Biden has directed self-defense operations against two locations in eastern Syria that are used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and allied parties in response to continued assaults on American personnel by militia groups with Iranian support. These targeted operations are meant to ensure American personnel’s safety and convey a loud and clear message that the US will not accept such acts. While 21 employees had minor injuries and one contractor tragically passed away, everyone has now recovered and is back at work. The President’s first priority is still the security of American personnel.
The US vehemently opposes war and has no desire to intensify hostilities. But we must handle the unacceptable attacks on our military that are supported by Iran. Iran may attempt to distance itself from these deeds, but we won’t let them escape accountability. If attacks by Iran’s proxies continue, we will act swiftly to protect our personnel.
Our precise self-defense targeted strikes had one objective in mind: to protect American forces in Iraq and Syria. It’s crucial to understand that these attacks have nothing to do with the continuing Israel-Hamas conflict and don’t signify a change in our stance on it. We urgently urge all parties, including state and non-state actors, to forego taking any steps that would escalate the situation into a wider regional conflict.
Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian directly threatened the United States on Thursday during a speech at the United Nations in New York City.
“…Shows that we have always supported peace and security. But today in New York, and the United Nations, I say frankly to the American statesmen, who are now managing the genocide in Palestine, that we do not welcome to expansion of the war in the region. But, I warn, if the genocide in Gaza continues, they will not be spared from this fire. It is our home. And West Asia is our region. We do not compromise with any party and any side. And we have no reservations when it comes to our home’s security. The genocide in Gaza must stop immediately. The forced displacement of the people of Gaza must be stopped immediately. Today Gaza is waiting for urgent and vital humanitarian aid. According to international law, the Palestinian liberation movement Hamas is fighting the occupation and has a legitimate right. Mr. President, according to our negotiations Hamas is ready to release civilian prisoners. On the other hand, the world should support the release of six thousand Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons.”
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Amir-Abdollahian disclosed that Iran is working with Hamas to secure the release of non-military hostages in a statement made in Farsi. This plan is a part of continuing talks being mediated by Iran, Turkey, and Qatar with the aim of freeing 6,000 Palestinians who are currently being held by Israel.
In recently made public video, Iranian drones can be seen attacking American forces in Syria.
Florida Senator Rick Scott openly pushed President Joe Biden to act right once and remove Amir-Abdollahian’s visa. Senator Scott also insists that Amir-Abdollahian should be deported because of his menacing and dangerous words. The senator argues that people who are a threat to national security should not be accepted in the United States, particularly those who are associated with supporting terrorism. It is crucial that the United States maintain its resolve and refuse to allow any intimidation or threat to our wonderful country.
A senior defense official emphasizes the message to Iran and its proxies to stop attacking U.S. personnel in response to the U.S. strikes. The IRGC bases and related personnel were the target of the mission, which was carried out by 2 F-16s. No reported casualties. The strikes were conducted without seeking coordination from Israel and were unrelated to the dispute between Israel and Hamas.
ABC’s Matt Seyler: “NEW from a senior military official: US struck a weapon storage area and an ammunition storage site using precision munitions launched via F-16. The official confirmed the attack sites were Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated facilities, saying, “the people that occupy these locations are Iranian-aligned militia groups as well as IRGC personnel,” but not whether any Iranians were present at the time….”We hit exactly what we were aiming at,” the senior military official said…A separate senior defense official said “Iran is the center of gravity for what we’re seeing” regarding attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria. “Iranian fingerprints are all over this.”…More from SDO on Iranian culpability for proxies in Iraq/Syria attacking US troops: “Iran is trying to hide its hand and maintain some level of deniability, and we are not allowing that to happen. We hold Iran accountable for the actions of groups that it’s trained and equipped.”
VOA’s Jeff Seldin: “Strikes carried out by 2 US F-16s, per the senior US military official…US now says 19 attacks have been carried out vs US troops since October 17 – w/3 new attacks today…US strikes were carried out within the last 1.5 hours, per senior US military official, pressed on casualties “We’ll let the dust settle” per the official, noting “there were people on the target at various points during the day. Again we know that they were not civilians”…”#Iran might see them as linked [to #Israel]-That’s up to Iran” per senior US defense official on #Friday’s US airstrikes vs #IRGC-linked weapons/ammo facilities in #Syria “What we want is for Iran to take a very specific action to direct its militias & proxies to stand down”…Which #Iran-linked groups were hit-“They have certain names one day, another name another day” per senior US defense official “The main message is that it all goes back to #Tehran…#Tehran & #Iran|ian senior leaders are funding arming, equipping, training & directing a whole plethora of militia groups across the region” per senior US defense official “And they have escalated attacks against US forces…which is why we took self-defense action tonight””
