The US military has confirmed that three service members have been killed and at least 25 others injured in an unmanned aerial drone attack on US forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border. President Joe Biden has blamed Iran-backed groups for the attack, calling the perpetrators “radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq”. This is the first fatalities of US troops in the Middle East since Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7. The attack comes amid rising tensions in the region, with fears of a potential regional conflict due to escalating attacks from various armed groups. There is no immediate comment from Iran on the incident.