This attack forced the White House to face
a difficult balancing act The idea is to respond to Iran in a way that deters future attacks without provoking a broader conflict. This is something the Biden administration has steadfastly avoided since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
It added that Sunday’s attack on Jordan was the first time that U.S. service members had been killed in the Middle East since the Gaza war began in October. A new layer of complexity For the White House.
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We don’t want another war. We have no intention of escalating. But we will absolutely do what we need to do to protect ourselves…and respond appropriately to these attacks,” national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters Monday.
President Biden has vowed to respond fully to the latest attacks. “We choose when and how.”
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met with members of the national security team on MondayThey include National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who returned to the Pentagon on Monday for the first time after surgery for prostate cancer.
Kirby was asked if Biden was considering domestic attacks. Didn’t say if it was on the table.
US troops under attack from Iranian-backed groups More than 160 times since late October.
The White House has launched precision strikes in recent weeks. targeting Iranian-backed militias In Yemen, the Iranian-backed Houthis have struck back after targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea.
But the death of an American soldier The stakes will increase for Biden.This is especially true among Republican defense hawks in Congress who are already calling for retaliation, including within Iran.
Read the full report at TheHill.com.
