"Pressure Grows on
Biden
to Strike Iran After US
Deaths"
Pressure mounts on Biden after Iran-
backed militants kill three U.S. troops and wound dozens.
B
iden hesitant
to strike Iran, fearing broader war escalation.
Response options range from targeting
Iranian forces inside/outside Iran to a cautious retaliatory attack.
Over 150 attacks by Iran
-backed forces on U.S. troops in the Middle East since October.
S
unday's attack on
Tower 22 is the first resulting in U.S. troop casualties.
Republicans,
including Senator Tom Cotton, demand devastating military retaliation against Iran.
Trump blames the
attack on "Joe Biden's weakness and surrender."
Biden administration
underscores its commitment to global troop protection.
Renewed calls for a
ceasefire in the Israel-Palestinian war amid escalating tensions.