The carefully planned raids were the largest yet against Iran’s proxies and are likely to continue until threats to US personnel are neutralised
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US retaliation, when it came, was broad and deep, and telegraphed five days in advance.
The White House, the Pentagon and state department had spent the best part of a week talking about the response to Sunday’s drone attack on a US base in northern Jordan, which killed three Americans and wounded more than 30.