Daily Memo: US Braces for Iran’s Response, Japan Issues Wake-Up Call

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Diplomacy by other means. U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq are bracing for Iran-backed militias’ response to recent U.S. airstrikes along the Iraqi-Syrian border. On Monday, militants fired rockets at a U.S. base in Deir el-Zour, eastern Syria, but no injuries were reported. The U.S. also beefed up security at its Ain al-Asad air base […]

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