The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias, as President Joe Biden weighs his response options to the strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attribution comes as Iran threatened on Wednesday to \u201cdecisively respond\u201d to any U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic after the U.S. said it holds Tehran responsible<\/a>. The U.S. has signaled it is preparing for retaliatory strikes in the Mideast in the wake of the Sunday drone attack that also wounded at least 40 troops at Tower 22<\/a>, a secretive base in northeastern Jordan that\u2019s been crucial to the American presence in neighboring Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday the U.S. believes the attack was planned, resourced and facilitated by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group that includes the militant group Kataib Hezbollah. He said Biden \u201cbelieves that it is important to respond in an appropriate way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kirby said Biden was continuing to weigh retaliation options to the attack but said \u201cthe first thing you see won\u2019t be the last thing,\u201d adding it \u201cwon\u2019t be a one-off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n