The U.S. ** Command recently issued a statement saying that in the Middle East, the U.S. military has attacked more than 85 targets, using more than 125 precision munitions. Some reports have suggested that the move may be a sign of heightened tensions in the Middle East, which Biden has been avoiding for the past four months, despite his best efforts.
According to the White House, the retaliatory airstrike lasted about 30 minutes. John Kirby, a spokesman for the U.S. *** committee, revealed that more attacks will be actively carried out. He stressed that despite the attack, the United States does not intend to have a direct confrontation with Iran. After the US airstrikes, Raisi made it clear that Iran will not ignore any form of threat and responded strongly that we do not expect war, but we are not afraid of war either.
It is worth noting that the U.S. airstrikes were carried out a few days after the death of three soldiers stationed in Jordan and did not launch attacks on targets inside Iran. A senior U.S. military member confirmed that the U.S. military had no plans to carry out an attack on Iranian territory. This has led to the idea that the United States and Iran do not want a direct conflict. However, no matter what, Biden's move is still questioned by the United States. Some reports said that Biden's counterattack was too late and too small.
In this air raid, the US military mobilized a number of aircraft, including two B-1B bombers that took off from Dayers Air Force Base in Texas. The two bombers flew more than 6,000 miles to join the war operations in Iraq and Syria. According to the United States**, the use of the B-1B bomber is mainly due to the fact that it can carry dozens of precision munitions, and can be refueled in the air to carry air strikes in the Middle East, which is a form of US military strength.
The attack was not directly targeted inside Iran and had little impact on Iran, but it gave Iran time to redeploy key personnel.