Headline Roundup • January 29th, 2024
Iran Denies Involvement in Attack That Killed US Soldiers
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Iran has denied involvement in the attack on U.S. soldiers in Jordan that killed three and injured at least 34 on Sunday.
For Context: U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement that the attack was carried out by “radical Iran-backed militant groups” and vowed retaliation.
Key Quotes: Iran’s UN mission said in a statement published by the state news agency Irna, “Iran had no connection and had nothing to do with the attack on the US base,” adding: “There is a conflict between US forces and resistance groups in the region, which reciprocate retaliatory attacks.” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said, “As we have clearly stated before, the resistance groups in the region are responding to war crimes and genocide. They do not take orders from the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
How The Media Covered It: The Guardian (Lean Left bias) cited Iran’s UN mission statement and covered the news as part of its live coverage for January 29. It also said this incident draws the U.S. “much closer” to war with Iran. BBC News (Center bias) and RT (Lean Right bias) cited Kanaani’s statement. BBC added extra context on America’s recently expressed ambitions to not escalate the conflict in the region, and its recent attacks against Iran-backed proxies like the Houthis. RT noted that several Shia groups in the region have pledged solidarity with Palestinians.
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Tehran was not involved in the drone attack on a US base in Jordan which left three service members dead and more than 30 wounded, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq – an umbrella group for Islamist Shia militias – claimed responsibility for the strike on the outpost known as Tower 22, not far from the border with Jordanian-Syrian border.
President Joe Biden said the attack was carried out by “radical Iran-backed militant groups,” while many US politicians blamed Tehran directly. UK Foreign Minister...
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Iran has denied involvement in a drone attack on a US base near Jordan's border with Syria that killed three US troops.
The US blamed the attack on "radical Iranian-backed militant groups" which also left dozens injured.
US President Biden vowed revenge and said: "We shall respond."
It is the first time that a strike has killed US troops in the region since Hamas's 7 October attack on Israel.
There have been other attacks on US bases in the region, but before Sunday there were no fatalities, according to the...
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Tehran has denied any involvement in a drone strike that killed three US troops at a base in Jordan, near the border with Syria, after US President Joe Biden blamed Iran-backed militia and vowed revenge.
In a statement published by the state news agency Irna, Tehran’s UN mission said: “Iran had no connection and had nothing to do with the attack on the US base,” adding: “There is a conflict between US forces and resistance groups in the region, which reciprocate retaliatory attacks.”
Saturday’s unmanned aerial drone attack on the military...
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