{"id":12767,"date":"2024-01-29T12:55:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T12:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=12767"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:55:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T12:55:59","slug":"biden-says-us-shall-respond-after-drone-strike-by-iran-backed-group-kills-3-us-troops-in-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=12767","title":{"rendered":"Biden says US ‘shall respond’ after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“President Joe Biden<\/a> said Sunday that the U.S. \u201cshall respond\u201d after three American troops were killed<\/a> and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan<\/a> near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias<\/a> for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden, who was traveling in South Carolina, asked for a moment of silence during an appearance at a Baptist church’s banquet hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had a tough day last night in the Middle East. We lost three brave souls in an attack on one of our bases,” he said. After the moment of silence, Biden added, \u201cand we shall respond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an increasing risk of military escalation<\/a> in the region, U.S. officials were working to conclusively identify the precise group responsible for the attack, but they have assessed that one of several Iranian-backed groups was behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden said in a written statement that the United States \u201cwill hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner (of) our choosing.\u201d Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin<\/a> said “we will take all necessary actions to defend the United States, our troops, and our interests.\u201d”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. \u201cshall respond\u201d after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
\nBiden, who was traveling in South Carolina, asked for a moment of silence during an appearance at a Baptist church’s banquet hall.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a tough day last night in the Middle East. We lost three brave souls in an attack on one of our bases,” he said. After the moment of silence, Biden added, \u201cand we shall respond.\u201d<\/p>\n

With an increasing risk of military escalation in the region, U.S. officials were working to conclusively identify the precise group responsible for the attack, but they have assessed that one of several Iranian-backed groups was behind it.<\/p>\n

Biden said in a written statement that the United States \u201cwill hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner (of) our choosing.\u201d Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said “we will take all necessary actions to defend the United States, our troops, and our interests.\u201d”<\/p>\n

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