Following the death of three American soldiers and the injury of at least 34 others in a drone attack in the Syria-Jordan border region, several prominent US figures have called for decisive action against Iran.
The US military had announced on Sunday, January 28, an armed drone attack against US forces in the area, and US President Joe Biden attributed it to Iran-backed militias.
In its initial response, Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations stated that the Islamic Republic has “no connection” to the attacks on US forces and described it as a result of “clashes between the US army and resistance groups in the region.”
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, also stated that Iran is not responsible for the attack on the US base and that “Iran has no involvement in the decisions made by resistance groups to defend Palestine and their own country.”
In response to the killing of three American soldiers in the drone attack in Jordan, Jack Reed, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement that he is confident that the Biden administration will respond to this attack in a measured and proportionate manner.
Following the drone attack on the US military base on the Jordan-Syria border, The Washington Post reported that the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq,” composed of several Iran-backed militia groups, has claimed responsibility for the attack.
President Joe Biden, in his latest response to the deadly attack by Iran-backed militias that led to the killing of three American soldiers in northeastern Jordan, said, “We shall respond.”
Also Kamala Harris, the US vice president holds the Iranian regime responsible for this attack:
“Today, America’s heart is heavy. Last night, three U.S. service members were killed—and many wounded—during an unmanned aerial drone attack on our forces stationed in northeast Jordan near the Syria border. While we are still gathering the facts of this attack, we know it was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.”
Iran’s regime is backing many terrorist groups in the region. It has been using these proxy groups to attack US forces in the region, especially since the beginning of the war in Gaza in October. Iran-backed forces have carried out more than 150 attacks on targets in the region since the beginning of the war. This is the first such attack that has resulted in American casualties.
