The US has approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq.
Iran denies direct involvement in the drone attack – but there are a number of pro-Iranian militias based in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and as far south as Yemen. With all opposed to Israel and the United States.
The BBC’s Analysis Editor, Ros Atkins, takes a closer look at what we know about Iran’s alliances.
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