The US launched air strikes on Iranian targets in Iraq and Syria on Friday night, following the killing of three American soldiers in Jordan last week. At least 18 pro-Iran fighters were killed in the half-hour of strikes in eastern Syria and Iraq, a war monitor said. Strikes were reported in the Al-Qaim area of the Iraq-Syria border, where Iran-linked militias are present, and other parts of Iraq and Syria. President Joe Biden said this was in retaliation for a drone bombing that killed three American soldiers in Jordan on Sunday and will “continue”. “Our response began today. It will continu…