U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, on the deaths of three U.S. service members in Jordan, calls for Biden to “strike targets of significance inside Iran, not only as reprisal for the killing of our forces, but as deterrence against future aggression.”

U.S. Senator John Cornyn calls on Biden to “target Tehran” after 3 U.S. soldiers were killed by Iran-backed militants in Jordan.

Nancy Pelosi claims protestors calling for ceasefire in Gaza are spreading "Putin's message”.

U.S. Senator Tom Cotton:

Joe Biden emboldened Iran for years by tolerating attacks on our troops, bribing the ayatollahs with billions of dollars, and appeasing them to no end.

He left our troops as sitting ducks and now three are dead and dozens wounded, sadly as l've predicted would happen for months.

The only answer to these attacks must be devastating military retaliation against Iran's terrorist forces, both in Iran and across the Middle East.

Anything less will confirm Joe Biden as a coward unworthy of being commander-in-chief.

U.S. House Speaker Johnson:

America must send a crystal clear message across the globe that attacks on our troops will not be tolerated.

Islamic Resistance in Iraq official to Washington Post:

If the US continues to support Israel, escalation will increase. All US elements in the region are legitimate targets.

We do not care about US threats of retaliation.

We are aware of the path we are walking and martyrdom is a reward.

Trump on killed U.S. troops:

Three years ago, Iran was weak, broke, and totally under control.

Our country cannot survive with Joe Biden as Commander in Chief.

Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at a conference calling for the return of Jewish settlement in Gaza:

Fleeing brings war, it's time to return to Gush Katif and northern Samaria. Mr. Prime Minister - the role of brave leadership is to make brave decisions.

Pentagon says U.S. will take “essential measures to safeguard its interests”.

We are ready to sacrifice Romania's membership in NATO in order to annex the territories of Ukraine, Romanian right-wing politician & leader of AUR party Claudiu Târziu says.

Brussels threatens to hit Hungary’s economy if Viktor Orbán vetoes Ukraine aid, FT reports.

The EU will sabotage Hungary’s economy if Budapest blocks fresh aid to Ukraine at a summit this week, under a confidential plan drawn up by Brussels.

Brussels has outlined a strategy to explicitly target Hungary’s economic weaknesses, imperil its currency and drive a collapse in investor confidence in a bid to hurt “jobs and growth” if Budapest refuses to lift its veto against the aid to Kyiv.

Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s premier, has vowed to block the use of the EU budget to provide €50bn in financial aid to Ukraine at an emergency summit of leaders.

Hezbollah carried out another attack with Iranian-made ALMAS ATGM (Iranian copy of Israeli SPIKE missile) on IDF spy equipment.

Ukrainian Intelligence (SBU) reports the discovery of a corruption scheme during the purchase of shells worth $40 million.

A contract for the supply of 100,000 shells was concluded with the Lviv Arsenal company in August 2022.

Payment was made in advance, and part of the funds was transferred to foreign accounts.

But, the delivery was not carried out.

Managers of the Lviv Arsenal and several officials of the Ministry of Defense involved in the scheme were detained in the case.

China has permanently stationed four warships in the waters around the island of Taiwan, Yomiuri Shimbun reports.

By doing so, Beijing expects to put pressure on the Taipei administration in peacetime, as well as prevent US ships from approaching the island in the event of a conflict in the region.

Yemen's Houthis claim they fired a missile at US Navy's Lewis B Puller purpose-built expeditionary mobile base vessel in the Gulf of Aden.

Senior security officials from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority secretly met in Riyadh 10 days ago to coordinate plans for the day after the war in Gaza and discuss ways to involve a revitalized Palestinian Authority in governing there, Axios reports.

Sudanese Army FPV drone strike on RSF militia technical vehicle.

Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, head of Yemen’s Houthi supreme revolutionary committee:

We say to the Americans: If today in Texas you do not accept an immigrant who is trying to come to work for you, then how can you expect the whole world to accept your troops who come, colonize and kill of people?

Bloomberg: Biden Faces Pressure to Confront Iran After US Troops Killed

One possibility is "covert action" that would see the US strike Iran without claiming credit for it but sending a clear message regardless.

Biden administration could also target Iranian officials, as former President Donald Trump did when he ordered the killing of General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad in 2020.