US tells UN that weekend airstrikes aimed to deter Iran

US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said the airstrikes hit facilities used by militia blamed for an escalating series of drone and rocket attacks against US personnel.

A motorbike burns after an airstrike in this screen grab taken from a social media video said to be taken in Idlib, Syria on July 16, 2019

A motorbike burns after an airstrike in this screen grab taken from a social media video said to be taken in Idlib, Syria on July 16, 2019

(photo credit: WHITE HELMETS/SOCIAL MEDIA VIA REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

JUNE 30, 2021 10:12