US airstrikes in Syria after Iranian drone kills American contractor.

The US launched "precision airstrikes" on targets it believed were connected with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria, in retaliation for a drone strike that killed a US contractor and injured several others. The drone was of Iranian origin, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. The strikes killed 11 people, including six Iranian-backed militants, and pose a threat to recent negotiations aimed at de-escalating tensions across the Middle East. US Army General Michael "Erik" Kurilla said the Army was "postured for scalable options in the face of any additional Iranian attacks."