Pentagon: We know Iran is behind the drone attack that killed US soldiers.
Pentagon: We know Iran is behind the drone attack that killed US soldiers.
The Pentagon announced on Monday that and#039;fingerprints’ A drone strike that killed three American soldiers in Jordan pointed to an Iranian mediation group — with no clear answer on how or where the U.S. would respond. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh identified the militia supported by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, but reveals that the number of wounded in the brazen US drone attack has risen to 40. We know it is a militia supported by the IRGC. he has traces of Kataib Hezbollah, but it does not give a final verdict on it he said, identifying the Tehran-backed Iraqi Shiite militia.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby previously called the group responsible for the attack. Our teams here are still doing analysis, but we know that Iran is behind it he said. Iran continues to arm and equip these groups to launch these attacks, and we certainly hold them accountable he added. The White House and Pentagon, however, did not say the attack was directed from within Tehran, stressing that Iran has previously funded and supplied proxy forces.
Kirby also does not rule out American attacks on Iranian territory, but repeatedly emphasizes that the United States is not looking for war because American forces suffer repeated attacks during the Israel-Gaza war. Singh said US Central Command is assessing how the one-way attack drone was able to hit the US base. Singh said the drone hit a closed apartment early Saturday evening and that the troops were sleeping there at that time. The Pentagon identified the three American soldiers killed in the attack.
They were Sgt. William Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia, Specialist Kennedy Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia, and Specialist Breonna Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Georgia, the Department of Defense announced Monday. Rivers, Sanders and Moffett were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade at Fort Moore, Georgia. The new details about the attack and preparations for the US response came as President Biden held a second meeting with his security team after the attack. The White House released a picture of the situation room with the president looking to the left, with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sitting next to him in that direction.
It comes after Austin returned to work at the Pentagon on Monday for the first time since undergoing prostate surgery following a weekend drone attack that killed three US soldiers at a Jordanian air base. He returned to office amid tense strategy sessions on how the United States should respond to repeated attacks on American forces that the White House says are backed by Iran and carried out by its proxies. ;At this important time, I am happy to return to the Pentagon Austin said at the beginning of a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. I’m fine and healing well, but I’m still recovering and I appreciate all the well wishes I’ve received so far he said.
Austin did not mention the homework controversy that has infuriated CEOs and prompted changes in federal policy. He was last at the Pentagon on December 21 and underwent prostate cancer surgery on December 22, an episode that kept the White House in the dark about his whereabouts and publicly called him out for not disclosing the situation. He underwent emergency surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after complications from a previous procedure. This led to two weeks of hospitalization and it was revealed that he had not told the White House about his cancer diagnosis or the procedure. Nor did he tell President Biden or congressional leaders about it.
His return underscored the seriousness of the US military and diplomatic situation after the attack that killed three American soldiers and wounded 30. His earlier hospitalization also coincided with attacks on US forces, but the White House said he was monitoring the attack. situation and participate in meetings remotely, even while recovering from a hospital room. Austin spoke about the attack and expressed his anger and sadness at the death of three brave American soldiers in Jordan and other wounded troops.and#039; and#039;The President and I will not tolerate attacks on American forces and will take all necessary measures to protect the United States and our forces,he said, reading the prepared remarks before welcoming Stoltenberg and turning with a smile as he greeted the guest.
It was her first public appearance since she attended a zoom meeting about Ukraine and looked skinny. Austinand returned to the office on a day when White House national security spokesman John Kirby demanded a very effective response A drone strike over the weekend that killed three Americans — even as America tries to avoid war with Iran. Kirby spoke after Biden met with his security team to work out options after the attack, which threatened to plunge the United States into a major regional conflict that Biden said he hoped to avoid as the United States seeks to prevent further reckless attacks on American forces. . The United States responds and #039; very consistently Kirby spoke to CNN in one of a series of interviews as national security leaders develop next steps.
He does this at the time and in the way He chooses and we respond as He said – we respond and weand#039;respond very meaningfully. But we are not looking for war with Iran. Weand#039;re not looking for a wider conflict in the Middle East and#039; he said. Kirby did not directly answer a question about whether there were targets inside Iran. and#039;In fact, all the actions of the president are designed to escalate, to reduce tensions and#039; he said. Kirby said that the United States has both quite good sense and which group was responsible, but said the United States was still pursuing the perpetrator. This.
