US House Foreign Affairs Chair McCaul Urges Stronger Deterrence Against Iran

Michael McCaul
Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the tragic attack on U.S. forces in Syria, conducted with an Iranian-origin UAV, which killed an American contractor and wounded five servicemembers and a contractor. Prior to this attack, Iranian proxies had attacked U.S. forces 78 times since the beginning of 2021, yet this administration only responded kinetically three times.

“I strongly condemn the UAV attack on Americans in Northeast Syria and extend my deepest sympathies to those impacted. Our deterrence against Iran is broken, even as Iran is only months from having a nuclear weapon. We need to restore our deterrence against Iran or face further devastating consequences.”

This is further confirmation that the US must stand strong against the IRGC and Iranian terrorism which clearly still has a stronghold in Syria and throughout the region. The Iranian regime is a threat to regional and global peace. https://t.co/RC1gGct0Ri

— Sen. James Lankford (@SenatorLankford) March 24, 2023

Yesterday, Iran murdered an American contractor and injured five American service members. Officials report that an Iranian suicide drone was responsible for the strike on our coalition base in northeast Syria.
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— Rep. Pat Fallon (@RepPatFallon) March 24, 2023