Biden orders more strikes as US hits Houthi cruise missile

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“We cannot rule out that there will be future attacks from Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria or from the Houthis,” Mr Sullivan said. He said the president has told his commanders that “they need to be positioned to respond to further attacks as well.” The US has blamed the attack at the Tower 22 base in Jordan on Jan. 28 on the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of Iranian-backed militias. Iran has tried to distance itself from the drone strike, saying the militias act independently of its direction. Mr Biden “is not looking for a wider war,” Mr...