paul adams reports. the american say the attack happened at abase known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it is one of many american bases across the region. there ve been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel had been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church this afternoon, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but is a dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond more strongly than it has done to previous attacks. carefully cultivated over years, iran has a wide network of allies and proxies operating in countries across the middle east. they are all opposed to israel and the united states it s sometimes called the axis of resistance. there are pro iranian militias in lebanon, the pal
the american say the attack happened at abase known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it is one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel had been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church this afternoon, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled competition between the united states and iran, but is a dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond more strongly than it has done to previous attacks. carefully cultivated over years, iran has a wide network of allies and proxies operating in countries across the middle east. they are all opposed to israel and the united states it s sometimes called the axis of resistance. there are pro iranian militias in lebanon, the palestinian territor
word with ali velshi, who is in for lawrence o donnell. velshi, who i in many ongoing legal challenges, including news that, on monday, defending donald trump may become witnessed all. trump a source close to donald trump tells nbc news that he is, quote, planning on testifying, end quote, in his own defense, when trial resumes next week in e. jean carroll s civil defamation suit against the disgraced former president. the decision to testify would come with a great deal of risk for trump because, in court, he is not allowed to lie about her, or about what a jury found that he did to her. that s already been settled. today, newly-released video from an under oath deposition in another trump case the penalties for trump civil fraud are currently being decided by a new york state judge. that deposition shows what we might expect from witness trump. i was very busy. i conceded this. the most important job in the world. so, millions of lives. i think you ve got to nuc
trump maybe come witness donald trump. a source close to donald trump tells nbc news that he is planning on testifying, and quote, in his own defense, when trial resumes next week in e. jean carroll s civil defamation suit against the disgraced former president. the decision to testify would cover a great deal of risk for trump, because in court, he s not allowed to lie about her or about what a jury found that he did to her that s already been settled. today, newly-released video from an under oath deposition in another trump case the penalties for trump civil fraud are currently being decided by a new york state judge. that deposition shows what we might expect from witness trump. i was very busy. i considered this the most important job in the world. so, millions of lives. i think you ve got to nuclear holocaust. if i did not deal with nor north korea, i think it would have had it nuclear war if i weren t elected. i think he would have a nuclear war wealthy peopl
direct action, president biden says the strikes were defensive, meant as a deterrent. the houthis are vowing to not back down and experts in the region believe them. is this the moment israel s war officially expanded into a regional war. if so, who else might get dragged in. turkish president erdogan slapped the u.s. and the uk for what he called a disproportionate use of force and so did iraq, warning such strikes don t deter but rather expand the scope of the war. like hamas and hezbollah, the houthis are backed by iran to which the white house issued another warning this morning. here was nfc s john kirby. we re not looking for conflict with iran, and there s no reason to escalate beyond what happened over the last few days by the houthis, they are the ones who have been escalating. we re not looking for conflict with iran. that said, we know that iran supports the houthis, we know that they supply them with the missiles and drones, the same things they have been using