The death of American soldiers in Jordan: Joe Biden will take revenge

US President Joe Biden accuses pro-Iran groups he promised to respond to the attack with drones in Jordan in which three American soldiers died and more than thirty were injured and Iran on Monday denied any responsibility.

AND it is the first time that American soldiers die in the Middle East since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, on 7 October, which once again raises fears an escalation of tensions with the latent conflict between Israel and Iran as the backdrop.

In this context, the Iraqi government condemned on Monday the attack which took place in the middle of the desert on the border between Jordan, Iraq and Syria, called for “the spiral of violence to stop” and declared itself willing to help “the elaboration of the fundamental measures rules of engagement to avoid new repercussions in the region and prevent the conflict from spreading”.

U.S. Central Command reported Sunday evening that an attack had occurred a logistics support base located in Tower 22in northeast Jordan, and had injured at least 34 soldiers, eight of whom had to be evacuated from the country.

In There are approximately 350 U.S. Army and Air Force members on the base. who perform “a number of key support functions,” among others, for the international coalition against the jihadist group Islamic State, he said.

“We will respond,” Biden said on the sidelines of a visit to South Carolina.

“Today, America’s heart is heavy. Last night, three American service members were killed, and several wounded, in a drone attack on our forces based in northeast Jordan, near the border with Syria “, he said.

“We know it was made by radical fighting groups supported by Iran operating in Syria and Iraq,” Biden said. “Rest assured, we will hold those responsible accountable, when and how we see fit,” he added.

Iran denies involvement

However, Iran responded through its permanent representation at the United Nations “has no connection or anything to do with the attack to the American base,” which he attributed to a “conflict between the United States and resistance groups in the region,” according to a bulletin from the official Iranian news agency IRNA.

“These groups respond to the war crimes and genocide committed by the Zionist regime,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Naser Kanaani said, referring to Israel. “They decide their actions based on their own principles,” he added, quoted by Irna.

Iran also announced it on Monday the execution by hanging of four men accused of spying for Israel.

Criticism from Republicans

In this election year in the United States, Biden’s Republican opponents were quick to criticize his performance. Donald Trump denounced on Sunday the “weakness and abandonment” of the democrat.

For his part, Jordanian government spokesman Muhanad Mubaidin criticized “the terrorist attack that targeted an advanced position on the border with Syria”, hitting American troops “who collaborate with Jordan to confront terrorism and ensure security border”.

The governments of Bahrain and Egypt also condemned the attack, as did that of the United Kingdom, whose Foreign Secretary David Cameron called Iran wants to “ease tension in the region”.

Which group claimed responsibility for the attack in Jordan?

In his Telegram account, the Islamic resistance in Iraq, an alliance of armed groups linked to Iran which rejects American support for Israel, claimed responsibility for the “attacks carried out on Sunday at dawn with drones” against three bases in Syrian territory, including Al Tanf and Rukban, very close to each other, on the border with Jordan.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the deaths of the soldiers “is a message to the American government that if the killing of innocents in Gaza is not stopped, could face the entire Muslim nation.

“Continuation of US-Zionist aggression in Gaza could cause a regional explosion,” he added.

More than 150 attacks

United States and allied forces in Iraq and Syria They have been the target of more than 150 attacks since mid-October, according to the Pentagon. This is a direct consequence of the war in Gaza between Israel, Washington’s ally, and Hamas, supported by Iran.

Many of these attacks against American personnel were claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.

On the other hand, since January the United States has been bombing, with the support of the United Kingdom, the positions of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, a pro-Iranian group that attacks international merchant ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

In addition to the war in Gaza, Israel has almost daily armed exchanges with the pro-Iranian Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel has also stepped up its attacks against Syria and pro-Iranian groups there.