White House says airstrikes in Syria ‘proved’ US holding Iran accountable

The White House championed the airstrikes that hit two facilities in eastern Syria being used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Thursday as holding Iran responsible for recent attacks on U.S. troops in the area. “I think we proved pretty clearly last night that we’re holding Iran accountable,” Kirby said on Fox News on Friday. President Biden ordered U.S. military forces to carry out “self-defense airstrikes” on a weapons storage facility and an ammunition storage area used by the IRGC. The U.S. military conducted the “discreet precision strikes”...