The United States suffered a big loss, and for the first time since the outbreak of the Gaza War (114 days), it admitted that the US military suffered heavy casualties (previously only US troops were admitted to have been injured in the attack). The U.S. Central Command announced that three servicemen were killed and 34 others were injured in an attack on a military base in Jordan on January 28, eight of whom needed to be evacuated. U.S. Central Command said the attack took place at a base in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border. The base is known to the U.S. military as Tower 22. At least 34 military personnel are being evaluated for possible traumatic brain injury, and some injured soldiers have been medically evacuated for further treatment, according to U.S. officials.
U.S. President Joe Biden said the attack was carried out by "Iranian-backed militant militant groups" and vowed to "hold all those responsible accountable." Sputnik quoted the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency as saying: Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations stated that Iran had nothing to do with the drone attack on the US military base on the Jordanian-Syrian border. The diplomat noted that the statement was in response to Washington's accusations against Tehran. Moreover, the accusations of the US side "have a specific political purpose and are aimed at reversing the reality in the region." However, at this point in the development of the situation, the outside world attaches more importance to the attitude and trends of the United States.
Whether it is the conflict in Gaza or the terrorist attacks in Iran, the US military in the Middle East will eventually be punished. A series of ballistic missile attacks + rocket artillery attacks + drone attacks have exhausted the US military. The U.S. military said there had been other attacks on U.S. military bases in the area, but no one had died until Sunday. The US military could bear it before, but the heavy casualties caused by the attack on the Jordanian base must be explained. According to Bloomberg, US President Joe Biden is about to make the most important decision of his tenure after the death of three US soldiers, which could put him at risk of a direct conflict with Iran.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated that the United States will not tolerate attacks on its forces in the Middle East and will "respond" to these actions
According to Bloomberg, Biden may make the most important decision of his four-year term: a direct military strike on Iran. At the same time, six KC-135 tankers flew from Southern California Air Force Base to the Middle East (this group of tankers has been accompanied by US Air Force strikes), suggesting that the US military's strike on Iran is likely to be carried out from the air. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has stated that the United States will not tolerate attacks on its troops in the Middle East and will "respond" to these actions! US Senator Lindsay Graham has called on Biden to "strike at important targets in Iran" over the death of three US troops in Jordan!
The combat readiness of the Iranian army has increased because the United States has called for a retaliatory strike on Iranian territory
On January 29, Biden convened cabinet members, the secretary of defense, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the White House Situation Room to discuss the current state of emergency. Prior to this, some Western think tanks had focused on Iran for ending the Gaza conflict and the Red Sea crisis. Therefore, Bloomberg has reason to judge that the White House meeting on the 29th officially considered hitting Iran. Moreover, if Biden makes the decision to "strike a limited amount" on Iran's domestic targets and implements it, it will inevitably be beneficial to improving the current election situation, which is not optimistic, and this alone is worth the White House's "risk".