The United States is considering various options to respond to an attack on its base in the Middle East, including the possibility of a covert operation against Iran, Bloomberg reported.
US Plan Military Retaliation
The strike, which resulted in the deaths of three US personnel, “would force a stronger response” from Washington, the news agency said, one that would go beyond what it did following the start of the Middle East conflict.
Jerrymusa.com reports that in the list of potential courses of action, the news agency cites “a covert action that would see the US strike Iran.
” Washington will also keep its involvement in this endeavor a secret. Bloomberg said that the US “could also target Iranian officials.” US President Joe Biden will need to make decisions regardless of what Washington does.
“one of the most consequential decisions of his presidency. ” According to the news agency, this might result in a direct conflict between Washington and Tehran.
In an earlier statement, Biden’s staff at the White House said that on January 27, “three US service members were killed—and many wounded—during an unmanned aerial drone attack” on US forces that were “stationed in northeast Jordan near the Syria border.
” The US Central Command reported that eight of the 34 injured military members had to be evacuated out of the nation.”
Later, Biden’s claim that US personnel were targeted on Jordanian soil was refuted by Muhannad Mubaidin, the minister of government communications for Jordan. He reported a strike on Syria’s Al-Tanf base, which is close to the Jordanian border.