A screengrab from a video, geolocated by CNN to the town of Qaim, Iraq, shows the aftermath of US military strikes in the area according to the Iraqi Military.
US officials say the strikes hit four facilities in Syria and three in Iraq, where security officials reported damage in the city of Al-Qaim.
The sites allegedly belonged to various Iran-backed militias, which the US blames for the strike in Jordan.
The US does not plan to strike inside Iran: A senior official with the Biden administration told CNN the US will not strike inside Iran – only focusing on targets outside of the country.
Striking inside Iran would have been a huge escalation, and officials have telegraphed that is unlikely to happen.
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Joe Biden, Lloyd Austin, Biden, Jordan, Douglas Sims, Sims, John Kirby
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CNN, White House, Pentagon, Defense, Air Force, National Security
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