Published 3 months ago

Biden says US 'shall respond' after drone strike kills 3 of its troops in Jordan

The deaths of three American troops in a drone attack have increased the urgency to secure the release of hostages in Gaza, potentially transforming the situation and affecting thousands of lives in the Middle East conflict.
President Biden faces a decision on the scale of the American reprisal, with consequences both regionally and domestically as he enters a tough reelection fight.
The response to the drone attacks is still being determined, with a need for forcefulness while avoiding further escalation and direct involvement in a regional war against Iran.

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The Guardian

There is a mega-bomb waiting to explode in the Middle East. Biden must not light the fuse by attacking Iran

The US president is under immense pressure to hit back at Iranian-backed militias, but that would be a disasterThe unprecedented Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on 7 October set a fuse burning under the entire Middle East. Now the fearsome, figurative mega-bomb to which that fuse is ultimately attached – direct conflict between the US and Iran – may be about to explode, with devastating consequences.With every day that Israel’s illegal bombard…

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Biden vows to ‘respond’ after drone attack kills three US troops in Jordan

President Joe Biden has vowed to respond to the attack which left three US troops dead in Jordan, as well as 25 injured in an unmanned drone strike. The Democratic president made the remarks at a campaign event in South Carolina on Sunday, 28 January and asked attendees to join him for a moment of silence. Mr Biden said the strike on a military outpost in Jordan, near the Syrian border had been carried out by an Iranian-backed militia. “One last…

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

US Vows "Consequential" Response To Jordan Drone Strike That Killed 3

The White House on Monday vowed a "very consequential response" to a drone attack on a base in Jordan that killed three American troops, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants. The casualties -- the first US military deaths in an attack in the region since the Israel-Hamas war began -- raised fears of an escalating conflict, as fighting rages in Gaza. Washington's response will be "very consequential," National Security Council s…

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Mirror

Jordan attack mapped as Iran drones kill 3 US troops amid World War 3 fears

Tensions are skyrocketing in the Middle East, with the US engaged in a war of drone strikes since October. The stakes are set to raise after the US military suffered their first casualties over the weekend

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

Biden: U.S. 'shall respond' after drone strike kills troops in Jordan

President Joe Biden says the U.S. “shall respond” after a drone strike by an Iran-backed group killed three American troops in Jordan and injured dozens more.

3 months ago·United States

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Global News

U.S. ‘shall respond’ after American troops killed in Jordan, Biden says - National

Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against U.S. forces across the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas conflict.

3 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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