White House marks 43rd anniversary of Beirut barracks bombing, blames Iran

The White House issued a statement commemorating the 43rd anniversary of the 1983 Hezbollah attack on U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, which killed 241 Americans. The statement said the attack was "planned, funded, and carried out on the orders of the same evil Iranian regime that President Trump is fighting today," and pledged that the U.S. has "not forgotten" the sacrifice of those killed.