The officials confirmed that “the United States and its partners were forced to intervene to shoot down drones launched by militias supported by… Iran from Iraq towards Israel“.
And I promised IranOn Thursday, there was a “harsh” response to the attack launched by Israel on a number of its military facilities, according to what local media reported.
This was reported by Mohammad Mohammadi Golbekani, director of the Iranian Supreme Leader’s Office Ali Khamenei According to what was reported by Tasnim News Agency, “What the Zionist regime recently did by attacking parts of our country was a desperate step, to which Iran will respond harshly.”
The US Department of Defense announced on Friday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin decided to send bombers, fighters, and more warships to strengthen the US presence in the region. The Middle Eastwith the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and its ships preparing to depart.
According to Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder, Austin ordered the deployment of several B-52 bomber planes, a squadron of fighters, refueling planes, and naval destroyers in the Middle East.
Ryder added that reinforcements will begin arriving in the region in the coming months, as the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln begins to return home.
Ryder stressed, “If Iran, its partners, or its agents exploit this moment to target American citizens or American interests in the region, the United States will take all necessary measures to defend our people.”