Recently, the Middle East has made waves again.
On January 28, a one-way "suicide" drone attack on a patrol base in northeastern Jordan near the border with Syria and Iraq killed three Americans and injured at least 25. The attack quickly attracted international attention and became the most serious escalation of the situation in the Middle East since Operation Soleimani Martyrs!
You must know that in the past, Iran's retaliation against US military bases was limited to words, and even if it actually launched missiles to bomb the base, there were no personnel**.
Iranian-backed groups have launched drone strikes on multiple U.S. bases in Syria and Jordan, according to the U.S. Department of Defense**. Among them, the attack on the patrol and operational base of Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan was the most severe, resulting in a significant ** of US military personnel.
Biden was very angry about this incident, and made it clear that the armed groups in Syria and Iraq supported by Iran were behind the attack, and that the United States would never allow any country to attack US military personnel, and that after a detailed investigation, the United States would respond to these actions at the right time, place and in the right way. This has undoubtedly exacerbated tensions between the United States and Iran and further escalated the contradictions between the two sides.
At the same time, perhaps to avoid retaliatory attacks that the United States says it will do, Iran's air defenses have been adjusted to the "red level" and are ready to respond to a possible military conflict.
It is noteworthy that there are reports that Russian officers and senior leadership of the Syrian Army have been evacuated from the Sheilat airbase near Homs. The move seemed to signal that retaliation by the U.S. military was imminent.