— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: The number of U.S. injuries has been corrected to 34 since last night – U.S. Officials to Al Arabiya

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: 34 U.S. soldiers are being evaluated for possible traumatic brain injury – U.S. Officials to Reuters

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— Theory:

The U.S. knows that its bases in Syria are illegal and have no pretext in international law, therefore the resistance's attack is legitimate according to UN Article 51.

However, Jordan officially invited the U.S., so its presence there is actually legal. The U.S. is trying to make it seem like it happened in Jordan, not Al-Tanf, to discredit the validity of the action.'

— Friend's theory:

'There are U.S. outposts belonging to Al-Tanf on the Jordanian side.

Whether it's shrapnel that hit them, I don't know. But what might be the case is they were wounded in Syria, carried into Jordan, treated in a field hospital in Jordan and died of their wounds there.'

Via https://news.1rj.ru/str/CIG_telegram

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 U.S. Republican Senator, Lindsey Graham on X:

'Hit Iran now. Hit them hard.'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 U.S. Republican Senator, Tom Cotton of Arkensas:

'The only answer to these attacks must be a devastating military retaliation against Iran’s terrorist forces, both in Iran and across the Middle East. Anything less will confirm Joe Biden as a coward unworthy of being commander-in-chief.'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson: 'We must send a clear message to the world that we will not tolerate attacks on our forces'

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📖 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 "The One-Way “Suicide” Drone launched by Resistance Axis Forces in Syria which Impacted the Tower 22 Patrol and Operations Base in Northeastern Jordan last night, is reported to have Struck a Tent being used as a Temporary Living Quarters by Soldiers with the U.S. Army at the Base, with this being the Primary Reason for the Significant number of Injuries."

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The Pentagon is currently preparing several response options to last night's attack – U.S. Officials to Politico

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Real

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Reportedly, 8 of the 35 injured U.S. soldiers were in critical condition, and had to be airlifted to Europe for treatment; all are now in stable condition

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So, 3 deaths, 8 critically injured and 27 lightly injured.

Now the Iraqi resistance is talking business.

— 🇺🇸 NEW: At least 6 U.S. Air Force KC-135 Aerial-Refueling Tankers have taken off from air bases in Southern California and are heading Northeast across the U.S. preparing to cross the Atlantic Ocean towards the United Kingdom and Europe, and then likely towards the Middle East

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— When KC-135s travel long distances like this, it's to refuel and accompany planes with limited operational range, such as fighter jets like the F-16 or F-35

That's why this is important. The U.S. already has plenty of refueling tankers in the Middle East, so these KC-135s are clearly escorting something. The U.S. is moving some real firepower to the region.

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— Reports like these about 'readiness' are so stupid, and those who posts them clearly don't know how things work in the military

The whole point of air defenses is that they're ALWAYS ready. It's not like some guy suddenly comes up and says 'Yo Ahmad, now might be a good time to turn on that radar'.

I genuinely don't know what people mean about this 'readiness' stuff. It's just hype for nothing.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the U.S. National Security Council, John Kirby:

- We have prepared several retaliatory options for a response to Iran's attacks and presented them to the President, and we are waiting for his approval.

- We do not want to enter into a full-scale war with Iran, but we will take all necessary measures to protect our security and our interests.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: The United States is planning to carry out a 'very significant' response to the drone strike that killed 3 American soldiers, according to the White House - AFP

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🇸🇾 — Syrian Defense Ministry:

"At approximately 1:00 pm today, the Zionist enemy launched an aerial attack from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, targeting several points south of Damascus. This resulted in a number of civilian fatalities and injuries, as well as some material losses."

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— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 BREAKING: Al-Qassam launched a large rocket barrage at Tel Aviv

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'Yoav, I think we can finally announce the destruction of Hamas tomorrow!

'Yes Bibi. It's been a long battle. Wait...Wait hold up. Are those sirens?'

⚡️🇵🇸 Impact recorded in Rishon LeTsiyon

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