Ros Atkins on… Iran, its proxies and the ‘Axis of Resistance’
The US has launched strikes on 85 targets in Syria and Iraq in response to Sunday's drone attack on a US military base that killed three soldiers.
The US military's Central Command says its forces conducted airstrikes against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp Quds Force and affiliated militia groups.
The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins explains the Iran-linked targets.
Produced by Catherine Karelli.
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