 Biden says he has decided how to respond to Iran attack US President Joe Biden said that he has decided how to respond to a Deadly drone attack on US forces in Jordan Biden said that he would not seek a wider war in the Middle East Asked by a reporter whether he had settled on a response to the attack Biden replied yes without revealing any further details His answer adds little to an official White House statement put out immediately after the attack Which said that the US will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner of our choosing Three US Army soldiers were killed and dozens more injured when an unmanned drone struck an American outpost in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border US Central Command which directs American military operations in the region immediately blamed the attack on radical Iran backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq Tehran arms and trains numerous Shiite militias in both countries asked whether he holds Iran responsible for the deaths of those three Americans Biden said that he does in the sense that they're supplying the weapons to the people who do it Pressed on whether he would upgrade this assessment to holding Tehran directly responsible Biden said we'll have that discussion Biden's seemingly cautious response to last week's attack incensed some Republican lawmakers Including South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham a longtime proponent of military action against Iran Hit Iran now hit them hard. He posted on X Biden offered no indication that he would listen to these calls for conflict I don't think we need a wider war in the Middle East. He said that's not what I'm looking for