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Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a group opposed to the Iran-backed militants facilitating attacks against U.S. interests. Since October, U.S. forces operating in the Middle East have endured over 141 attacks, most involving rockets or drones launched by Iran-supported factions, primarily in Iraq and Syria. This surge in violence follows recent U.S. airstrikes in Yemen targeting Houthi missile launchers, aimed at disrupting maritime threats in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.