White House national security spokesperson John Kirby says the US is not looking for a war with Iran or seeking to escalate tensions in the Middle East.
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The statement came as US defense secretary Lloyd Austin has vowed to take “all necessary actions” to defend US troops after Iran-backed militants killed three US soldiers and wounded dozens more in a drone attack on a US base in Jordan. The soldiers killed in the attack were identified as specialists Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, and Sergeant William Jerome Rivers, 46.
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