WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made it clear the U.S. will strike back after a deadly drone attack killed three service members and wounded more than 40 at a small base in Jordan over the weekend.
On Tuesday, Biden bluntly said “yes” when asked if he'd decided how to respond to the attack.
Target options range from inside Iran, including on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, to Iranian ships at sea and Tehran-backed militia groups and key militant leaders in Iraq and Syria.
HIT MILITIA GROUPS AGAINThe most likely move would be to hit Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria again.
Hawkish Congress members said Biden should directly target Tehran for the deadly attack on the base in Jordan.
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