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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Julian Borger World affairs editor

Biden says he has decided how US will respond to Jordan drone attack

Joe Biden
Asked if a direct link to Iran for Sunday’s attack on the Tower 22 base had been established, Biden replied ‘we’ll have that discussion’. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Joe Biden has said he has decided how to respond to a drone strike in northern Jordan which killed three American soldiers and wounded dozens more, as the Iran-backed militia that Washington blamed for the attack said it had suspended anti-US operations.

As Washington pondered its response, Kataib Hezbollah announced the suspension of all its military operations against US troops in the region, claiming the decision was intended to prevent “embarrassment” to the Iraqi government.

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