The Middle East war Biden tried to avoid may be thrust upon him

President Biden insists he doesn’t want a war with Iran.

The reality is that America may already be in one.

Top administration officials on Monday vowed to retaliate against the Iran-backed Shiite militias thought to be responsible for a weekend drone attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. troops and wounded dozens more.

It was just the latest in a long line of attacks — more than 150, by most counts — by Iran-linked groups on American and allied personnel and interests in the Middle East since Oct. 7, when the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a terrorist assault on Israel. Hamas is also financially and logistically supported by Iran, although Tehran denies it knew in advance of the Oct. 7 rampage.