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On November 30, 2024, the U.S. Central Command reported on airstrikes targeting Iranian proxy militias and a convoy near a U.S. coalition base codenamed Euphrates. These strikes mark a significant increase in U.S. military activity in Syria since the defeat of ISIS in 2017, raising questions about the true intent behind these operations. While the Pentagon has maintained that these actions were purely defensive, aimed at neutralizing threats to U.S. forces, skepticism persists among analysts who believe the strikes are also motivated by broader geopolitical goals, including the desire to weaken Iranian influence in the region.