US military has carried out strikes against two Iran-backed facilities in Iraq

<p>Via US Central Command:</p><ul><li>On the morning of November 22 in Iraq, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces conducted discrete, precision strikes against two facilities in Iraq. </li><li>The strikes were in direct response to the attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces by Iran and Iran-backed groups, including the one in Iraq on November 21, which involved use of close-range ballistic missiles.</li></ul><figure data-media-><img src="https://images.forexlive.com/images/iran_id_141e758d-4157-4412-b961-5035d0b4f82d_original.jpeg" alt="biden iran" width="646" height="364" wrapper-="wrapper-" data-src="https://images.forexlive.com/images/iran_id_141e758d-4157-4412-b961-5035d0b4f82d_original.jpeg" /></figure><p>Escalation in the Middle East has been refrained. Trader eye's are on developments and how they might impact, specifically, energy markets.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.