The Iranian government said it had “no connection” to the attack on a logistics support base near the Jordanian-Syrian border.
Iran has denied involvement in a drone attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens, state media reported.
US President Joe Biden and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron blamed Iranian-backed groups for Sunday's attack near the Syrian border.
“As we have made clear before, resistance forces in the region are fighting back.” [to] The war crimes and genocide of the Zionist regime, which kills children, and… they do not take orders from the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Qanani was quoted as saying by IRNA on Monday.
“These groups decide and act based on their own principles and priorities and the interests of the country and its people.”
Qanani said claims of Iranian involvement are motivated by “specific political goals to reverse regional realities” and are “influenced by third parties, including the child-murdering Zionist regime.” said.
Iran's mission to the United Nations also said in a statement carried by IRNA that Iran had “no connection” with the attack, which was attributed to “conflicts between US forces and resistance forces in the region. '.
The Iraqi Islamic Resistance Movement, an umbrella organization for Iranian-backed armed groups, claimed responsibility for the attack.
The drone attack on Tower 22, a logistics support base, marked the first loss of American life to enemy fire in Gaza since the start of the war.
Biden, who has been a staunch supporter of Israel's war in Gaza, condemned the “despicable and completely unjustified attack” and vowed to hold everyone responsible “accountable once and for all.” [of] It's our choice. ”
The U.S. government has accused Iranian-backed groups of carrying out dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities in Iraq and Syria since the war began.
