Tehran says it has “no connection” to assault the logistics assist base close to the Jordan-Syria border.
Iran has denied involvement in a drone assault in Jordan that killed three US servicemen and wounded dozens of others, state media mentioned.
US President Joe Biden and UK International Secretary David Cameron blamed Iran-backed teams for Sunday's assault close to the border with Syria.
“As we’ve got made clear earlier than, the resistance teams within the area are responding [to] the conflict crimes and genocide of the Zionist regime that kills youngsters and … doesn’t take orders from the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Iranian International Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani was quoted as saying by IRNA on Monday.
“These teams determine and act primarily based on their ideas and priorities, in addition to the pursuits of their nation and other people.”
Kanaani mentioned the claims of Iranian involvement had been motivated by “particular political objectives to deliver again the realities of the area” and had been “influenced by third events, together with the child-killing Zionist regime.”
Iran's mission to the United Nations additionally mentioned in an announcement carried by IRNA that Tehran had “no connection and had nothing to do” with the assault, which it blamed on “battle between American forces and resistance teams within the area.”
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of armed teams backed by Iran, claimed duty for the assault.
The drone assault on Tower 22, a logistics assist base, marked the primary lack of American life from enemy fireplace because the starting of the conflict in Gaza.
Biden, who strongly supported Israel's conflict in Gaza, condemned the “despicable and utterly unjust assault” and promised to carry all these accountable “to account at a time and in a method.” [of] our alternative”.
For the reason that begin of the conflict, Washington has accused Iran-backed teams of finishing up dozens of assaults on US navy installations in Iraq and Syria.
