US will respond to drone attack that killed 3 troops, Kirby says
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Security Council spokesman said U.S. is not looking to start a broader war in the Middle East, but "Iranian leaders have got some decisions to make."
After U.S. officials blamed an Iran-backed militia for a drone attack that killed three American service members, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the U.S. isn't looking to go to war with Iran, but it will respond.
The attack occurred late Saturday in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border. The Pentagon said the troops were stationed there to fight ISIS.
How the U.S. responds is up to President Joe Biden, Kirby said.
"That's going to be up to the commander-in-chief to decide, and he's working his way through those decisions as we speak," Kirby told Scripps News on Monday. "Three American families got the worst possible news over the weekend, and of course, more than 30 soldiers are now injured and getting care, some of them for critical purposes."
Kirby said the drone attacks came while soldiers were sleeping.
