Biden orders more strikes as US hits Houthi cruise missile

"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…