US intends further strikes on Iran-backed groups, national security adviser says

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Andreas Krieg, Associate Professor at King's College, London, noted that while U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria had marked an escalation in terms of their breadth and the amount of ordinance dropped, they had not hit targets in Iran or Iranians.
"The US has stepped away from that, because it would have led to further escalation," he said. "I think we will see a response by these militias or by Iran on U.S. bases in Syria and Iraq, but that response will be measured as well," he said.

Period	4 Feb 2024
Held at	Reuters, United Kingdom