The US said Iranian-backed militants killed three service members and wounded 25 others in a drone attack near the Syrian border, the first American deaths under enemy attack since Israel and Hamas went to war. President Joe Biden vowed US retaliation, saying in a statement that “we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing.” The attack, which struck US forces stationed in northeast Jordan, heightens US-Iranian tension and prompted immediate calls by Republican lawmakers for Biden to launch strikes on Iran — a level of escalation the US has said it’s intent on avoiding. “We ... (full story)