A senior U.S. government official has confirmed that a group consisting of pro-Iranian armed organizations was behind the drone attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan in the Middle East, killing three soldiers.
On the 28th of last month, a U.S. military base in northeastern Jordan near the border with Syria was attacked by a drone, killing three soldiers, and the U.S. government blamed the attack on an Iranian-backed militant group. is showing.
Concerning this, White House Strategic Public Affairs Coordinator Kirby stated at a press conference on the 31st, ``We believe that the planning and procurement was carried out and proceeded by an umbrella group called the Islamic Resistance Movement in Iraq.'' He acknowledged that a group consisting of pro-Iranian armed organizations was involved.
Western media reports that this group is made up of multiple organizations backed by Iran and has repeatedly attacked American military bases in Iraq and Syria since the military conflict between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas.
According to Coordinator Kirby, the group also includes Kataib Hezbollah, an armed group that the US Department of Defense has indicated may have been involved in the attack in Jordan.
Coordinator Kirby said of the retaliatory measures taken in response to the latest attack, saying, ``We will do what is necessary to hold people accountable. The first time you see it will not be the last.'' We recognized that there is a possibility that this may occur.