{"id":75171,"date":"2024-01-30T21:14:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T21:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/30\/pentagon-not-taking-iran-backed-militia-pause-declaration-seriously\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:42:52","slug":"pentagon-not-taking-iran-backed-militia-pause-declaration-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/01\/30\/pentagon-not-taking-iran-backed-militia-pause-declaration-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon not taking Iran-backed militia pause declaration seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A message from an Iran-backed militia to its fighters to suspend attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria hasn\u2019t changed the Pentagon\u2019s calculus for retaliatory strikes following Sunday\u2019s deadly attack on U.S. troops in Jordan<\/a>, a spokesman told reporters Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement from Kataib Hezbollah, first reported by Reuters<\/a>, came within hours of President Joe Biden telling reporters Tuesday that he had decided on a response to the fatal drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers, one the Defense Department said \u201chas the footprints\u201d of a Kataib Hezbollah operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think we could be any more clear that we have called on the Iranian proxy groups to stop the attacks,\u201d Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters Tuesday. \u201cThey have not, and so we will respond in a time and manner of our choosing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t