The drone bombing, claimed by pro-Iran militias in Iraq, marks the first fatal attack against US troops since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. President Joe Biden attributed the attack to Iranian-backed militias operating in Syria and Iraq, although he stopped short of precisely identifying the group responsible.
The presence of hundreds of US troops in Jordan is a sensitive issue because the majority of the Jordanian population rejects the aid that Washington is providing to Israel over the Gaza Strip. The death of three American soldiers further aggravates the already fragile situation in the Middle East.