Biden vows to strike back after Iran-backed terrorists killed three US soldiers in suicide drone attack in Jordan as lawmakers urge president to ‘hit them now’

• Drone attack Saturday hit a base in northeast Jordan, killing three US troops
• As of Sunday morning, Iran and its proxies are the main suspects, officials said
• Outraged Republicans demanded President Joe Biden swiftly counter strike Iran – and he said the U.S. will ‘respond’ to the attack

During a campaign stop at a church in Columbia, South Carolina, Biden held a moment of silence for those fallen and promised retaliation.

‘We had a tough day last night in the Middle East. We lost three brave souls,’ he told those gathered for his visit on Sunday.

Earlier on Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) demanded Biden act swiftly and decisively to counterstrike against Iran after the suicide drone strike sparked widespread outrage.

The Pentagon confirmed that the Saturday strike resulted in three soldiers’ deaths and injured another 34. The top suspect remains Iran and its proxies.

‘I am calling on the Biden Administration to strike targets of significance inside Iran, not only as reprisal for the killing of our forces, but as deterrence against future aggression,’ the South Carolina senator wrote in a statement. ‘The only thing the Iranian regime understands is force. Until they pay a price with their infrastructure and their personnel, the attacks on U.S. troops will continue.’

Graham urged Biden: ‘Hit Iran now. Hit them hard.’