Washington launches “multiple” reprisals after three American soldiers die in Jordan

Joe Biden announced on Tuesday, January 30 that “yes”, he was deciding how to respond after the deaths of three American soldiers killed in a drone strike in Jordan on Sunday, while pressure in the United States to give a firm response to Iran did not abate. The United States is indeed looking to retaliate “multiple”. “It is very possible that you will see a graduated response, not one action but potentially multiple actions.” President Joe Biden was on a plane to Florida for the day, John Kirby said.

Asked about Tehran, the American president said: “I hold them responsible to the extent that they provided weapons to the people who committed this act.”In this case pro-Iranian fighters are responsible, according to Washington, for the deadly attack.

A drone strike on Sunday targeted an American logistics base located in the middle of the Jordanian desert on the border between Iraq and Syria. Three people were killed and several dozen wounded, according to the US military. Enough to revive criticism from the American right of Joe Biden’s strategy toward Iran, which he sees as too complacent. Former President Donald Trump, his party’s overwhelming favorite in the primaries, reacted with criticism on Sunday. “weakness” of his successor.

China and Russia

Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republican senators, declared for his part: “The whole world is waiting to see if the president finally decides to use American power to force Iran to change its behavior. Our enemies feel themselves growing wings.”. The United States has endured numerous attacks on locations in the Middle East since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, but no human casualties were reported as of Sunday. The US military has responded in a targeted manner against pro-Iranian groups in Iraq and Syria, just as it has attacked Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are backed by Tehran and who have been increasing attacks against ships in the Red Sea.

Above all, Joe Biden does not want to be drawn into a broader regional conflict, in the middle of an election year. It has so far avoided striking Iran directly — whether targeting its territory or senior military officials. The American president, who presents himself as the guarantor of order and democracy internationally, must accept calls for peace from America’s greatest rivals, Russia and China, in addition to criticism from his political opponents.

“We believe that the level of stress is very alarming and it is time to take action to alleviate the stress”, the Russian presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, revealed to the press on Tuesday, who questioned him about the risk of American retaliation against Moscow’s ally Iran. Beijing, for its part, said “All Parties Concerned” Mu “calm and composure”. The Americans want China, an important economic partner for Iran, to pressure Tehran to calm things down in the Middle East and especially in the Red Sea. A senior US official acknowledged on Saturday, following high-level Sino-US talks, that the pleas from Washington to Beijing have so far not yielded appeasement.