WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The White House says it’s weighing potential responses to a deadly attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan.
The drone strike killed three American troops and injured dozens more and the U.S. says it was carried out by Iran-backed militant groups.
The Pentagon released the names of the soldiers killed saying the three Americans were assigned to a U.S. army reserve unit based out of Fort Moore, Georgia.
“The president and I will not tolerate attack on U.S. forces. And we will take all necessary actions to defend the U.S. and our troops,” said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
President Joe Biden called the attack despicable and says an Iran backed militia is to blame.
Iran denied involvement in the attack. In a statement on Monday, the Iranian foreign ministry’s spokesperson said, “We are not seeking tensions even with America, inside or outside the region.”
“We know they support them, we know they resource them, we know they train them, we know they’re certainly not discouraging these attacks, said National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby.
Kirby says the president has met with the national security team multiple times since the attack.
