2024-01-30 02:15:49
After an attack on a US military base killed three people, the Biden administration “unified”: not seeking war with Iran
A U.S. military base in northeastern Jordan near the country’s border with Syria was attacked by a drone on the 28th, killing three U.S. soldiers and injuring more than 40 people. This is the first time that US troops stationed in Jordan have been attacked since the outbreak of the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the first time that a US soldier has died in an attack in the Middle East. The United States identified extremist militants linked to Iran as responsible for the attack, which Iran denied. According to a Reuters report on the 29th, after the attack, the Biden administration stated in a unified voice that it “will respond”, but at the same time stated that it did not seek war with Iran.
According to the report, Biden administration officials said they did not want the situation to escalate. “As President (Biden) said yesterday, we will respond, and this response may be multi-layered, phased, and sustained over time.” US Secretary of State Blinken said this.
At the press conference on the 29th local time, Spokesperson Singh responded to the attack on the US military base in Jordan. Screenshot of the video. Source: US Department of Defense website
“We certainly don’t seek war, and frankly, we don’t think Iran wants to go to war with the United States.” Pentagon spokesman Singer said at a press conference on the 29th local time. In addition, White House National Security Council spokesman Kirby said at a press conference on the same day, “We do not want to go to war with Iran. We do not seek to conflict with the regime militarily.”
According to Reuters, recent multiple attacks on US military bases in the Middle East have put political pressure on Biden to directly attack Iran, a step that Biden has been reluctant to take. On January 29, local time, according to MSNBC reports, Biden met with the national security team to discuss response measures to the attack on the US military base in Jordan.
After the attack on the US military base in Jordan, will the United States “retaliate” against Iran and trigger a full-scale war in the Middle East? International public opinion is generally worried that this attack may lead to the outbreak of a full-scale war in the Middle East. The Washington Post stated that this prospect could drag the United States into a catastrophic war. Egypt’s Dawn newspaper stated that if the Biden administration carries out retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets, it will further worsen the situation in the Middle East and push the entire region into war and smoke. Qatar’s Al Jazeera quoted experts as warning that Biden must realize that “this crisis has no military solution and will only be expanded and prolonged by the escalation of military conflict.”
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