US ‘Will Not Hesitate’ to Take Action Against Iran for Attacks on Service Members

‘It’s not the first time we’ve seen these kinds of attacks... in the past, we’ve decided to respond at a time [and] a place of our choosing,’ Pentagon spokesman

A soldier scans his sector of fire during a base defense exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 2, 2020. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Mustard/Public Domain/File

The United States holds Iran responsible for several recent attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq, Syria, and in the Red Sea and retains the right to respond militarily to future attacks, according to the Pentagon.

“It’s not the first time we’ve seen these kinds of attacks, and as you know, in the past, we’ve decided to respond at a time [and] a place of our choosing, when and if we want to do that,” Pentagon spokesman Gen. Pat Ryder said during an Oct. 23 news briefing.