Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told Congress on March 28 that President Joe Biden’s administration retaliated a total of four times to over 83 attacks by Iran and its proxies.
Austin made the comments during testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee.
“How many attacks has Iran or its proxies launched against American positions in Iraq and Syria since Joe Biden took office?” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) asked Austin.
“83 attacks,” the secretary replied.
“How many times have we retaliated against Iran or its proxies?” Cotton continued.
“We’ve launched four major strikes,” Austin said.
Austin confirmed that those strikes had not caused Iran to back down on aggression against American troops….