Pentagon: Over 40 Militants Killed or Wounded in Last Friday's Attacks on Groups Supported by the Islamic Republic

The U.S. Department of Defense announced that in last Friday's attacks by the U.S. military on positions of militants supported by the Islamic Republic in Iraq and Syria, more than 40 agents of the Iranian government were killed or wounded. General Patrick Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, stated on Thursday, February 8, that the U.S. Central Command is still assessing the results of these attacks on over 85 targets belonging to Tehran-affiliated militant groups, but the latest assessment indicates that more than 40 'mercenaries' were killed or wounded. General Ryder also commented on the February 3 attacks by the U.S. military on Houthi rebels in Yemen, stating that these attacks destroyed or severely damaged 35 Houthi targets at 13 locations. According to the Pentagon spokesperson, since the first coalition attack on the Houthis in Yemen on January 11, more than 100 missiles and launchers, including anti-ship missiles and surface-to-air missiles, as well as various communication capabilities and drones belonging to this group have been destroyed or damaged. General Patrick Ryder further emphasized that the United States considers the recent attacks on American forces in Iraq and Syria and the attacks on shipping lines in the Red Sea by the Houthis as 'Tehran-affiliated' and these attacks as 'distinct but related challenges.' The U.S. Central Command, CENTCOM, announced on Friday, February 3, that agents of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated militant groups in Iraq and Syria were targeted in airstrikes early Saturday. According to this announcement, U.S. military forces targeted over 85 locations in these two countries using multiple aircraft, including long-range bombers that were flown from the United States to the region. The President of the United States stated in a statement after the U.S. military operations in Iraq and Syria: 'Today's attacks were carried out at my direction and will continue at other times and places, wherever we want.' Special Program: America and Iran; Deterrence and Denial. The U.S. considers the deadly attacks by the Islamic Republic's proxies in Syria as 'dangerous' and 'highly destabilizing.' The Pentagon has stated that it has no information regarding the deaths of Iranian nationals in the recent attacks in Iraq and Syria. A proxy group of the Islamic Republic in Iraq claims it does not seek to escalate tensions in the region. The U.S. attacks on the positions of the Revolutionary Guard in Iraq and Syria; Biden: Our response will continue at other times and places. Politico: Intelligence officials had warned months ago about the possibility of American soldiers being killed by Iranian-made weapons.