US Seeks Just-Tough-Enough Response to Deadly Mideast Attack
- Iranian forces operating outside the country could be targets
- Attacking Iran directly would risk a wider war, analyst says
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President Joe Biden’s administration is seeking a response to the deadly attack on US forces in Jordan that’s tough enough to deter Iran and its proxies without sparking direct warfare with the Islamic Republic, according to officials and experts.
“We will do whatever we need to do to protect our forces going forward, but certainly at the end of the day we are not looking to engage in a wider conflict but merely to ensure regional security and stability,” Major General Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, said Monday in an interview on Bloomberg Television.