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The United States once again targeted Iran-backed bases in Syria. The strikes were conducted in response to continuous attacks on US bases by fighters supported by Iran. These actions coincide with escalating tensions in the region due to the Israel-Gaza conflict. While the US claims the airstrikes are solely to safeguard its interests in the Middle East, concerns arise due to the timing and intensity of the attacks, especially with regard to the potential involvement of Iran and its proxies in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

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00:00 The ongoing war between Israel and Gaza is already having an impact on a sizable portion

00:05 of the Arab world.

00:06 While the US is actively engaging to negate threats to Israel and American interests,

00:11 the leaders of the Arab world are constantly meeting with the aim of forming a new front

00:14 against Israel.

00:15 Now, according to Pentagon, the US has carried out precision-air strikes on Iran's Revolutionary

00:20 Guard facilities in Syria.

00:22 The strikes, according to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, were a reaction to continuous

00:26 attacks by fighters backed by Iran on US bases in Syria and Iraq.

00:31 A UK-based monitor reported that at least eight pro-Iranian fighters have been killed.

00:36 In a statement on Sunday, Mr. Austin confirmed the airstrikes, stating that they were carried

00:40 out against a safe house and a training facility close to the eastern Syrian cities of Albu

00:45 Kamal and Mayadeen.

00:47 This is the third airstrike since October 26 that has taken place in Syria.

00:51 US officials estimate that there are estimated 40-plus attacks on US bases in Syria by the

00:56 Iran-backed IRGC group.

00:59 They occur as the regional tensions over the Israel-Hamas war are on the rise.

01:02 The attacks were specifically ordered by President Biden to make clear that the United States

01:06 will defend itself, its personnel and its interests.

01:09 The US launched its first airstrike on two weapon and ammunition storage facilities used

01:13 by militias supported by Iran in eastern Syria on October 27.

01:17 Later, two F-15 aircraft carried out another self-defense strike on a facility on eastern

01:22 Syria on November 8, according to the Pentagon.

01:25 Given the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip and the worries that it will escalate into a regional

01:29 conflict, there is an underlying concern that Iran and its proxies may soon become involved

01:33 in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, igniting a wider and more serious conflict.

01:38 However, the US claims that these strikes are solely intended to protect its interests

01:42 in the Middle East and have nothing to do with Israel.

01:45 Yet, the timing and intensity of the attacks raise concerns.

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