重点词汇词组：
1. Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria and Iraq.
defend v. 替…辩护；为…辩解；维护
eg. The newspaper continues to defend its publication of the photographs.
这家报纸继续为刊登这些照片辩护Yn~]0U(qDfpw。
【常见搭配】defend sb. against sth.
eg. Politicians are skilled at defending themselves against their critics.
从政者都善于为自己辩解，反驳别人的批评d1B+eWg1K6-。

2. The Pentagon said Sunday's strikes targeted the militia's operational and weapons storage facilities used to carry out drone attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq.
carry out v. 实施；执行；实行
eg. The Social Democrats could still carry out their threat to leave the government.
社会民主党人仍有可能将其退出政府的威胁付诸实施ieN(()NcPElq。

3. The president is fully prepared to act and act appropriately and deliberately...
prepared adj. 准备好；有所准备
eg. We'll be better prepared next time.
下次我们会准备得更充分L%J]gV6gc,v)f。
【常见搭配】be prepared for/be prepared to do sth.
eg. Police are prepared for large numbers of demonstrators.
警方已经为应对大量示威者做好了准备zkqRDFkrua=G~z。
eg. You must be prepared to give the job your undivided attention.
你必须准备好全心全意地投入工作8@u]rm84rofqT5G6E~。

4. And, again, I would hope that the message sent by the strikes last night will be heard and deter future action.
deter v. 制止；阻止；威慑；使不敢
eg. Such a statement was hardly calculated to deter future immigrants.
这样的声明不太可能吓住将来的移民bj]wLlGG@n|KuZ。
【常见搭配】deter sb. from sth./doing sth.
eg. The high price of the service could deter people from seeking advice.
这么高的服务费可能使咨询者望而却步l8htbIRq)rvvw[c@3wUy。

5. Mr. Biden reaffirmed U.S. support for Israel and insisted that Iran will never obtain a nuclear weapon on his watch.
obtain v. （尤指经努力）获得，赢得
eg. They have obtained an injunction restraining the company from selling the product.
他们已经得到阻止这家公司出售这一产品的禁销令==FXjCoNhj)pAiA.)!)g。
【近义词】receive, get

6. He also said he looks forward to meeting the new Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, soon.
look forward to sth./doing sth. 期待；盼望
eg. We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good self this evening.
我们期盼今晚能见到布朗夫人和您本人kN4xw7#7F!3。

长难句解析：
The Pentagon¹ said² Sunday's strikes targeted the militia's operational and weapons storage facilities used to carry out drone attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq³.
解：本句为主谓宾结构，1为主语，2为谓语，3为省略that的宾语从句
析：3宾语从句为主谓宾结构，其中Sunday's strikes是主语，targeted为谓语，the militia's operational and weapons storage facilities为宾语，used to做facilities的后置定语