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US says it will respond to attacks on troops in Mideast at time ‘of our choosing’
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US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
A White House spokesman says the United States will respond at a “time of our choosing and a manner of our choosing” to a recent spate of attacks the US says has been carried out by Iranian-backed groups against US troops stationed in the Middle East.
The blunt warning from White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby comes a day after US President Joe Biden said Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been directly warned that the US would respond if Iran or its proxies continued to attack US troops.
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