A number of troops have been injured from an Iran-backed militia group's missile attack, on Al-Asad airbase in western Iraq.

It's the latest in attacks on US troops since the outbreak of war in Gaza, with international shipping in the Red Sea also targeted by Houthis in Yemen.

US Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis told Tim Dower that there's pressure in the US to target Iran, to get the militia groups -- but it's very dangerous.

He says if the US adds Iran or Hezbollah into their mix of targets, the whole region could turn into a flame.

Meanwhile, the death toll in Gaza has surpassed 25-thousand people -- with 178 killed in the past 24 hours.

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