Regional armed groups aligned with Iran respond to "American aggressors" at their own discretion, the Iranian minister of intelligence said on Monday,a day after three U.S. soldiers were killed in attacks on US bases in Jordan. Esmail Khatib, speaking on Iranian state TV, used the phrase "Axis of Resistance", which refers to a loose coalition that includes Hamas and armed Shi'ite Muslim groups around the region that have militarily confronted Israel and its Western allies. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella organization of hardline Iran-backed militant groups, claimed the attacks on three bases, including one on the Jordan-Syria border. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the deadly drone strike in Jordan and a "very consequential" response expected by the US, FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih is joined by Sanam Vakil, Deputy Head of the Middle East North Africa program at Chatham House and James Anderson Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe.
