In the US, Republican senators Lindsey Graham, John Cornyn and Tom Cotton made harsh statements about Iran on social media following the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attack on US forces stationed in the northeast of Jordan, close to the Syrian border.
DESCRIBED AS “FAILED”
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, in his posts on the social media platform it comes out of the other.” he said.
Graham claimed that “more than 100” attacks were carried out against US forces in the region.
Stating that the Biden administration “should attack important targets in Iran in order to reduce retaliation and future aggressions,” Graham said, “The only thing the Iranian regime understands is force.” followed by “Shoot Iran now.” he said.
Graham expressed his condolences to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives in the incident and expressed his wish that those injured would recover as soon as possible.
Senator Graham also argued that the strategy implemented by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Iran “failed” and said, “I lost confidence in Biden’s national security team a long time ago when it comes to deterring Iran. If they do not change their policies now, US soldiers in the region will pay the price.” He will pay.” made his assessment.
“TARGET TEHRAN”
Republican Senator John Cornyn also shared a post on X on the subject: “Target Tehran.” he said.
Republican Senator Tom Cotton said in his statement from After his evaluation, he suggested that the necessary response to the incident in question was “destructive military retaliation against Iran’s terrorist forces.”
Accusing Biden of being a “coward”, Cotton expressed his condolences to the relatives of the dead soldiers.
IRAN REJECTED THE ACCUSES
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kenani evaluated the attack on the US base in Jordan and the accusations against Iran at his weekly press conference. Noting that Iran had no role in the attack on the US base, Kenani said that tension and tension will be high as long as Israeli attacks continue in Gaza. Kenani said, “As Iran, we have warned many times about Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and the US support for this genocide. “On the other hand, we had also warned that the attacks carried out by the USA in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, violating the sovereignty of these countries, increased the tension in the region,” he said.
“THIS IS THE WAY THEY WANT TO HIDE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS”
Kenani stated that peace and stability in the region would be possible if Israel ends its attacks on Gaza, adding that Iran is in favor of regional security but does not interfere with the decisions taken by armed groups in the region. Kenani stated that Iran had no role in the attacks on the US base in Jordan. Noting that the accusations against Iran are “unfounded”, Kenani stated that they do not intervene in the resistance groups in the region and said, “The repeated false accusations against Iran are the conspiracy and trap of those who want to draw the USA to a new front in the region and increase the tension in the region for their own interests. “They want to hide their problems this way,” he said.
“THERE MAY BE RETALIATION”
On the other hand, in the statement made by the Iranian United Nations mission, it was stated that the Tehran administration had no involvement in the attack on the US base, and that the attack could be a “retaliation” due to the conflicts between the US and resistance groups in the region.
ATTACK ON US FORCES
According to the written statement made by the White House, Biden said, “Last night, 3 US soldiers were killed and many were injured in the drone attack on our forces stationed in the northeast of Jordan, near the Syrian border.” He used the expression.
Biden stated that they are still collecting information about the attack and said, “We know that this was carried out by Iran-backed radical militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.” He made a statement.
Noting that those responsible for the attack will be held accountable at the time and in the manner chosen by the United States, Biden emphasized that they will continue to fight in this war.
In the written statement made by the US Central Command (CENTCOM), it was stated that 3 US soldiers were killed and 25 people were injured as a result of a one-way drone attack in the northeast of Jordan.
The Jordanian government announced that the attack on US forces took place not on the country’s territory but at the Tenef Base on the Syrian border.
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