Biden’s airstrikes seen as message to Iran while administration tries to revive nuke deal

President Biden’s decision to order airstrikes targeting facilities near the Iraq-Syria border that have been used by Iran-backed militia groups was a clear warning to Tehran while the administration continues to negotiate to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

Lawrence J. Korb, the senior fellow at American Progress Action Fund and a former assistant secretary of defense, said in an interview that the airstrikes—carried out by fighter-bombers—were essentially Biden "serving notice" to Tehran.

"The first time he used military force was about a month after he was inaugurated," Korb told Al Jazeera. "I think it was no...