PNN – An American official told on Sunday night that the drone attack on the country’s base in Jordan does not necessarily mean Iran’s involvement.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, an American official said on Sunday night Tehran time in response to a drone attack on an American military base on the Jordan-Syria border that this attack was not necessarily carried out by Iran.
According to “CBS” news channel, an American official who did not want to reveal his identity said: “Iran’s support for the militias that attacked the American base does not mean an attack by Iran.”
American military officials said on Sunday night Tehran time that three soldiers of this country were killed and at least 25 military personnel were injured in a night drone attack on an American base in Jordan.
CENTCOM (US Central Command) confirmed in a statement on Sunday night that three soldiers were killed and 25 personnel were wounded in a drone attack on a base in northeastern Jordan.
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CNN wrote that it is not clear why the air defense failed to intercept the drone. US President Joe Biden tried to attribute the attack on US forces to Iran-backed groups, but admitted that Washington is still gathering information about the attack.
In the past few days, the US military also implicitly confirmed the death of two of its soldiers in the waters of Somalia. CENTCOM announced that two marines missing during operations off the coast of Somalia have been classified as killed.
Last week, on January 23, the Central Command of the United States of America issued a statement about the disappearance of two Navy sailors. However, more details, including the ship on which these two members of the US Navy were on board, or even the names of these sailors, have not been published so far.
“34 US personnel are being medically evaluated for possible brain damage following a drone strike in Jordan,” a US official said.
A US official told the Associated Press that a large drone targeted a US military base in Jordan near the Syrian border. He added that this base of coalition forces is used to provide advice and help to Jordanian forces.
The “Washington Post” newspaper also quoted an official in the Pentagon as saying that the US Department of Defense was trying to determine the reason for the failure of air defenses to deal with the drone.