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Iran denies involvement in drone strike that killed three US troops

US media report the attack was on Tower 22, in north-east Jordan.

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by BRIAN ORUTA

News29 January 2024 - 08:30

In Summary


  • • US President Joe Biden said the attack had been carried out by Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.
  • • "We shall respond," he said at a campaign event in South Carolina on Sunday.
US President Joe Biden

Iran denies it was involved in the drone attack which killed three US troops and injured 34 on a US base in Jordan, near the Syria border.

US President Joe Biden said the attack had been carried out by Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.

"We shall respond," he said at a campaign event in South Carolina on Sunday.

It is the first time US soldiers have been killed by strikes in the region after Hamas's 7 October attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza.

US media report the attack was on Tower 22, in north-east Jordan.

It has sparked fears of an escalation in the conflict in the region.


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