Biden vows response at time ‘of our choosing’ after three US troops killed in Jordan drone attack

Iranian backed militia took credit for attack that injured 34 troops and killed first US soldiers since start of Gaza conflict

The spectre of a direct US-Iranian military conflict drew closer on Sunday when the US president Joe Biden announced three US servicemen had been killed and more than 34 injured following a drone attack on a US service base on the border of Jordan and Syria. Biden blamed Iranian-backed militia mainly based in Iraq for the despicable" attack and vowed revenge.

Responsibility for Saturday's attack on Tower 22, a military outpost on the Jordanian Syrian Iraqi borders was claimed by the Iranian backed umbrella group Islamic Resistance, and the US made no attempt to disguise its belief that Iran was ultimately responsible.