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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Shaun TANDON

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Us iran proxy war at turning point after american troops killed - What They Never Told You

Supporters of pro-Iran factions gesture in front of a poster bearing an image of slain top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on January 13, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

The killing of three US troops is dragging the United States further into a proxy war with Iran that President Joe Biden had hoped to avoid and that he still hopes can be contained.

After years of trying to ease tensions with Iran through dialogue, and then months seeking to keep the Israel-Hamas war from escalating, the drone strike by Iranian-backed militants on US forces in Jordan crossed an unstated red line for the Biden administration.

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