Iran denies involvement in attack on US base in Jordan; Biden promises response

Iran denied on Sunday (28) having played any role in the attack on a US military post in Jordan, which killed three American soldiers, according to the Iranian state news agency, citing the country's permanent mission to the UN (Organization of Nations). United).

“The representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the United Nations told IRNA on Sunday evening [Agência de Notícias da República Islâmica] that Iran had no connection and had nothing to do with the attack on the US base,” the report stated.

The attack marked the first time that US troops were killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the start of the war in Gaza.

On Sunday, US President Joe Biden promised to hold those responsible for the deaths accountable and placed blame for the attacks on Iranian-backed militant groups.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group for several Iranian-backed militias in the country, said it attacked several locations along the Jordan-Syria border on Sunday – including a field near the US base in Jordan where soldiers were killed. .

Source: CNN Brasil

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