Three US soldiers were killed in a drone attack on a US military base in Jordan. After the incident, the White House said on Monday that the US plans to respond strongly to the attack. However, National Security Council (NSC) spokesman John Kirby said that the United States does not want war with Iran.
President Joe Biden blamed the attack on Iran-backed rebel groups. 'National Security Council' (NSC) spokesman John Kirby said Biden would respond. However, there was no indication of when or where the US would launch the attack.
Irbi said that the US does not want a war with Iran. We don't want a bigger conflict in the Middle East.
Saturday night's attack is believed to be the first US soldier killed on Jordanian soil in the nearly four-month war between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. However, U.S. troops across the Middle East have faced frequent firefights.
Some Republican critics in Congress have called on the Democratic president to strike directly at Iran. However, such an attack could quickly spread to war in the Middle East.
Another 34 American soldiers were wounded in the attack in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, US Central Command said.
Iran's foreign ministry denied responsibility for the attack. The country's state news agency IRNA quoted the ministry's spokesman Nasser Kanani as saying that Iran has no role in the decision of resistance groups to support the Palestinian nation or protect its people.
"We will respond," Biden said at a campaign rally in South Carolina on Sunday. He then asked for a few moments of silence.
According to The Washington Post, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack. Incidentally, Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba and other Iran-backed militants belong to this group in Iraq.
In a statement published by Jordan's official news agency Petra, the country condemned the terrorist attack targeting a base on the border with Syria.
The spokesman of the Jordanian government, Muhammad Mubaidin, conveyed his condolences to the United States and said that there were no casualties among the officers of the Jordanian armed forces in this attack.
