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Biden says he's decided Jordan strike response, doesn't want wider war

Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he had decided on a response to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan but said he did not want a wider war in the Middle East.

Latest Middle East

Iran denies it was behind deaths of US servicemen in Jordan

The Islamic Republic has distanced itself from the deadly drone attack on an American outpost

Israel suffers deadliest single incident in war against Hamas, with 21 dead

21 died when buildings collapsed after grenade attack Monday, Israel says, while 3 died elsewhere

Israeli hostage relatives storm parliament as Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Gaza truce

Protest comes after families of those held by Hamas pitched tents outside prime minister’s house in Jerusalem

Biden Ally Says Netanyahu Isn’t Aligned With Mideast Peace Quest

Coons cites prime minister’s history with Palestinian factions

Iran announces successful satellite launch, heightening Western concerns over missile program

Iran said Saturday it had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles.

Netanyahu says he has told U.S. he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario

“In any future arrangement … Israel needs security control all territory west of the Jordan,” Netanyahu said in a news conference.

Red Sea crisis: US launches fourth round of strikes on Houthis in Yemen

US missile strikes came after a bulk carrier was hit by Houthi drones in the Gulf of Aden

Frustrations between Biden and Israeli PM Netanyahu mount

Biden administration officials are laying the groundwork with other Israeli leaders in anticipation of a post-Netanyahu government.

Iraq recalls ambassador from Tehran after Iranian missiles strike Kurdish region

Iraq condemned an "attack on its sovereignty" on Tuesday after Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched missile strikes on anti-Tehran groups and an alleged Israeli "spy headquarters" in Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan. 

Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base

CNN has reached out to Israel’s Prime Minister’s office for comment on the IRGC’s claim.

US shoots down Houthi missile aimed at American warship in Red Sea, officials say

The missile came from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, U.S. officials said.

Military briefing: can the US and its allies stop the Houthis?

Joint American and UK attack sent a message but there are doubts whether battle-hardened Yemeni rebels can be cowed

Much of Houthis’ Offensive Capability Is Intact After U.S.-Led Airstrikes

The first detailed assessments of the strikes in Yemen reveal the serious challenge facing the Biden administration as it seeks to deter the militia.

US-UK coalition strike Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen after spate of ship attacks in Red Sea

Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi militants have stepped up attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea in recent weeks

South Africa’s support for the Palestinian cause has deep roots

But opportunism and politics also play a part

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