William F. Wechsler, Kirsten Fontenrose, Barry Pavel, Barbara Slavin, Thomas S. Warrick, Borzou Daragahi, Abdulrahman al-Masri, C. Anthony Pfaff, Nader Uskowi, Mark N. Katz, Karim Mezran, Masoud Mostajabi
On February 25, the US military carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted Iran-backed Shia militias. The move is the first military action under the Joe Biden administration. The retaliatory strike comes after a rocket attack on February 15 near the Erbil Airport that killed a US military contractor and injured several, including a US service member. With nuclear negotiations on the horizon, what will this mean for the Biden administration’s ongoing effort to re-engage Iran?
Experts React: US airstrike in Syria targets Iran-backed militias
