[HIGHLIGHTS] What we know about US strikes against Iranian targets in Iraq and Syria

The U.S. carried out strikes targeting elite Iranian forces and pro-Iranian groups in Iraq and Syria.

This response comes after the death of three American soldiers in Jordan on Sunday. The White House said US warplanes targeted a total of 85 targets at seven different locations. At least 18 pro- Iranian fighters were killed by these strikes on eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) reported. The American president declared Friday that “the United States did not want conflict either in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world”