The United States struck over 85 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force and Iranian-backed militia targets in Iraq and Syria on February 2.[1] The strike involved “numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from [the] United States” using “more than 125 precision munitions.”[2] The strikes targeted operations and intelligence centers, rockets, missiles, drone storage facilities, and “logistics and munition supply chain facilities” of the IRGC and Iranian-backed militia groups.[3]
US President Joe Biden called these strikes the beginning of the US response to the January 28 Iranian-backed attack in Jordan that killed three US servicemembers but vowed that the response will “continue at times and places of our choosing.”[4] US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that the strikes are the “start of the response” and that Biden has already “directed additional actions to hold the IRGC and affiliated militias accountable for their attacks on US and Coalition forces.[5]
full report: https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-february-2-2024
The American airstrikes last night took 5 days for a response and Iraq was informed of the strikes in advance.
This implies that the Iranians and their allies were aware of the locations of the strikes and had enough time to move away from the targeted areas. Ultimately, it boils down to interests and priorities, and there are individuals who advocate for this approach.
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