Close US partners in the Middle East demand air defenses after Iranian drone attacks

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles on Jan. 15 that struck buildings in Erbil, Iraq, killing four people.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles on Jan. 15 that struck buildings in Erbil, Iraq, killing four people.

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The US strikes on Iran-linked militants seem to be working, but that likely won't last long

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A crane lifts a charred SUV from a Feb. 7 US drone strike in Baghdad that killed Abu Baqir al-Saadi, a senior commander in the Kataib Hezbollah militia.
A crane lifts a charred SUV from a Feb. 7 US drone strike in Baghdad that killed Abu Baqir al-Saadi, a senior commander in the Kataib Hezbollah militia.

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B-1B supersonic bombers sent a 'powerful' message to Iran's proxies all the way from Texas

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A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off the runway at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, last week.
A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off the runway at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, last week.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern

US needs to signal to Iran it's a possible target so it doesn't get too comfortable, says former top general in the Middle East

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The Dwight D. Eisenhower in waters near Iran
Components of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Strike Group (IKECSG) and the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) transit the Strait of Hormuz, Dec 14, 2023.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Keith Nowak

Lindsey Graham blasts the timing of the Biden administration's retaliatory strikes on Iran-linked targets: 'They're not afraid of us'

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Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.

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US forces hammered dozens of IRGC and Iran-backed militia targets with 125 bombs in retaliation for the drone attack that killed American troops

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USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea, Jan. 12, 2024.
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea, Jan. 12, 2024.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Elmore

Iran warns it will react decisively if attacked and won't 'leave any threat unanswered' as US plans response to American troops deaths

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Iran Revolutionary Guard deputy head Hossein Salami
Hossein Salami, commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, speaks during Tehran's Friday prayers on July 16, 2010.

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Biden says he knows how he is going to respond to US troop deaths, but he doesn't want a wider war

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President Joe Biden.

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Iran shows it can unleash its own deadly drone war against US troops

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An Iranian schoolboy takes selfie with Iran's Shahed-136 (L), and Shahed-131 unmanned aerial vehicles during his visit to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) National Aerospace Park in western Tehran, October 11, 2023.
An Iranian student takes a selfie with Iran's Shahed-136 (L), and Shahed-131 drones during his visit to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) National Aerospace Park in western Tehran, October 11, 2023.

DOJ charged an Iranian operative with hiring Hells Angels bikers for assassinations in the US

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AURORA, CANADA - 2022/07/21: People look at a procession of Hells Angels motorcycles along the highway. Hundreds of Hells Angels members rolled through York Region towards Toronto for a memorial procession.
AURORA, CANADA - 2022/07/21: People look at a procession of Hells Angels motorcycles along the highway.
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