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"I think we have restored the level of deterrence against them(Iran)." U.S. Secretary of Defense Spur said on the 8th after the IslamicRevolutionary Guards Corps attacked Israeli military bases with U.S. forces.

AFP said that "I believe that after we attacked the Hezbollah Brigade (apro-Iranian Shiite militia) against Suleimani in late December, we haverestored the level of deterrence against them," Pere told reporters.

Spur added: "We will wait and see. This event will prove everything."

The report mentioned that Speer made the above remarks because Iran fired aseries of ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases that day in retaliation forthe US assassination of Suleimani.

(Original Title: US Secretary of Defense: We have restored deterrence to Iranafter Iran's attack on U.S. military bases)