“Iranian backed militia in Iraq were already mobilising with a plan to respond to this action by Israel and were looking to target US assets in Iraq.” Iranian allies worry about Iran’s retaliation on the US bases in their countries, explains journalist and host of The State of the World show, Sally Lockwood Join this channel to get access to perks - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjDhFuGXlhx9Us0gq0VK2w/join 📻 Listen to Times Radio - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio 🗞 Subscribe to The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/radio-3for3/ 📲 Get the free Times Radio app https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/how-to-listen-to-times-radio/app