Pentagon to take ‘necessary measures’ if pro-Iranian groups attack US forces

The US Department of Defense will take "further necessary measures" if pro-Iranian groups continue to attack US forces in the Middle East, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.

The Pentagon reported that at US President Joe Biden’s direction, US military forces had conducted strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups.

"If attacks by Iran’s proxies against US forces continue, we will not hesitate to take further necessary measures to protect our people," Austin said in a statement, published by the Pentagon’s press service.