Drone attack on US base in Jordan: background and statements

Three US soldiers were killed and at least 34 injured in a drone attack on Jordan's border with Syria. Joe Biden directly blamed Iran for the attack. Key Information and Statements.

Three American servicemen were killed and at least 34 were injured as a result of a drone attack on US forces located in the north-east of Jordan, near the Syrian border. Key Information and Statements.

US President Joe Biden:

"We know it was carried out by Iranian-backed radical militants operating in Syria and Iraq."

US Central Command:

" The number of victims of the attack in Jordan has reached 34, and we expect this number to change.

"We transferred 8 wounded soldiers from Jordan to high-level medical care and their condition is stable . "

Former President Donald Trump:

"The attack on our forces in Jordan is a terrible day for our country and an additional tragic consequence of Biden's weakness and capitulation."

Republican presidential candidate Haley:

"Our enemies in Iran would not have attacked our forces if Biden had not been weak in the fight against them . We must strike with all our might, and this is the only way to prevent the next war . "

Reuters quoted a senior security source in Jordan as saying:

"Jordan recently warned Washington about the need to strengthen its defense system against Iranian-backed militants on its borders with Iraq and Syria. He also asked America for advanced support and equipment."

The Iranian news agency quoted Iran's UN representative as saying:

"Tehran has nothing to do with attacks against US troops in the region."

Bloomberg

The US may engage in direct confrontation with Iran after the death of American servicemen.

Iranian Foreign Ministry:

" Resistance groups in the region are not taking orders from Iran on how to support the Palestinians and protect themselves and their people from any aggression.

We have repeatedly warned about the danger of expanding the scope of conflicts in the region due to the attacks of the Zionist regime against the Palestinian people.

The repetition of baseless accusations against Iran is a conspiracy of those interested in dragging America into a new war in the region .

Al Jazeera

Jordan has told American forces that the drone strike was carried out on the al-Tanf base on the Syrian border, not on Jordanian territory.