National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said that the United States will conduct further military action against Iran-backed groups, heightening tensions in the Middle East despite Sullivan insisting that the U.S. is not seeking a wider conflict in the region. “The president has been very clear from the beginning, which is that when American forces are attacked, we will respond, and we’ve responded several times over the course of the past few months,” Sullivan said during an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” adding that the recent strikes from the U.S. were “not the end” of the president’s ongoing ... (full story)