State department identifies Israeli citizens targeted by US sanctions as Netanyahu rejects them as ‘unnecessary’ – as it happened

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During the news conference, Austin said the US would have a multi-tiered response" to the Jordan attacks that killed three US service personnel. He added that the US had the ability to respond a number of times depending on what the situation is".

Austin said the deadly attack was carried out by groups funded and trained by Iran, but said it remains unclear how much Tehran knew in advance.