A U.S. official told Fox News that the Iranian proxy drone that killed three U.S. service members and injured others in Jordan slipped through Tower 22’s air defenses at the same time it returned to base. He admitted that this was because the aircraft was mistaken for a scheduled U.S. military drone. .
The Wall Street Journal first reported the move on Monday. A US official told Fox News.
President Biden vowed to take action against Iranian-backed extremists in the Middle East after a drone attack over the weekend on the Jordanian military post Tower 22 near the Syrian border.
This satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC shows the military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan on October 12, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
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