The US has approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq
The strikes would take place over a number of days and weather conditions will likely dictate when they are launched.
It comes after a drone attack killed three US soldiers in Jordan, near the Syria border
The US has blamed an Iranian-backed militia group for the attack.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq – which is believed to contain multiple militias that have been armed, funded and trained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards force – had said it was responsible for the strike.
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