The American base near Jordan's border with Syria was targeted by a drone launched by Iraqi factions (French)

Iranian sources told Al Jazeera that America sent more than one message to Tehran during the past two days via third parties, and that Washington's messages confirmed that it did not want an open war, and warned that expanding the war would be met with American action.

These Iranian sources said that Tehran rejected Washington's threats and considered targeting its territory a red line that would be met with an appropriate response.

The sources explained that Tehran confirmed in its response that it does not want war with Washington, but that it will forcefully confront any American adventure.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani had previously denied that resistance elements in the region had received orders from Tehran. Kanaani added that the accusations directed at Tehran regarding the recent attack on American forces are baseless, as he put it

On Sunday, the US Central Command announced in a statement that 3 American soldiers were killed and 25 others were injured in a drone attack that struck a base in northeastern Jordan near the border with Syria. While the White House accused armed groups loyal to Iran of carrying out the attack.

This comes at a time when the Politico website quoted American officials as saying that President Joe Biden asked his advisors for a set of options to respond to this attack, but without further escalation in the region.

American officials explained that the response options presented to the US Department of Defense (the Pentagon) include striking Iranian elements in Syria or Iraq, or Iranian naval assets in the Gulf waters.

Politico also quoted American officials as saying that the American response to the killing of soldiers is likely to begin within two days from the date Biden gives the green light for it.

The officials added that the American response is likely to come in waves against a group of targets.

For its part, NBC reported that American lawmakers are pressuring President Biden to obtain Congressional approval for air strikes in the Middle East before implementing them.

The network added, quoting a letter from a group of senators, that the Constitution stipulates that the United States will not participate in military action without the approval of Congress, unless there is a need to repel a surprise attack. The network indicated that there is no current authorization from Congress to carry out offensive American military action against the Houthis.

Abdullahian stressed the necessity of resorting to a political solution to end the Israeli war (Reuters)

Political solution

In a related context, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian stressed the necessity of resorting to a political solution to end the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and the existing crisis in the region.

The Iranian minister said in a blog post published on the X platform on Tuesday, “The White House realizes that the solution is political regarding the war in Gaza and the crises in the region.”

In turn, Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Saeed Iravani, said that his country is not responsible for the practices of any individual or group in the region.

He continued, "There is no group in Syria, Iraq, or in any other region, affiliated with Iran or subject to it, directly or indirectly," according to what was reported by the official Iranian "IRNA" agency.

A statement by the UN Security Council, of which France holds the rotating presidency, stated that Iran is directing armed groups in Syria and Iraq to attack US bases and individuals.

In turn, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, on Tuesday, held Iran responsible for destabilizing the Middle East.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation army has been waging a devastating war on Gaza that, as of Tuesday, left 26,751 martyrs and 65,636 injured, most of them children and women, according to the Palestinian authorities, and caused “massive destruction and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe,” according to the United Nations. .

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies