<span style="color: #222222;">US military launched air strikes against a pro-Iranian group in Iraq following the deaths of two Americans and a Briton soldiers in a rocket attack. US air strikes targeted Hashed al-Shaabi positions in multiple provinces across Iraq, targeting logistics nodes and drone storage units. Iran-backed armed faction Kataeb Hezbollah was also among those targeted the US military.<br />''<br />''Earlier, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper had warned that all options are on the table to respond to the death of the three soldiers in a rocket attack on the Taji air base on Wednesday.<br />''<br />''Fourteen others were injured in the attack, including Americans, British, and Poles soldiers.<br />''<br />''The rocket attack sparked fears of a fresh escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran.<br />''<br />''While there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, Washington has blamed Iran-backed factions from the Hashed al-Shaabi military network for recent similar violence.</span><br />