TEHRAN- Iran’s mission to the United Nations has noted that Tehran is not embroiled in last night’s drone attacks on the U.S. troops stationed in Jordan.

In a statement on the late Sunday, it said that this matter is not tied to Iran but a kind of conflict between U.S. forces and resistance groups.  

The statement comes in the wake of drone attacks on a U.S. base on the border of Jordan and Syria that left three American forces killed and at least 34 wounded.

It went on to add that there is no link in the attack, underling that the incident was part of the “conflict between the army of the United States of America and resistance groups in the region, which reciprocate retaliatory attacks.”

The U.S. President Joe Biden purportedly said that “Iranian-backed groups” are culprits of the attack.

The escalation of menacing rhetoric started a day after the incident among certain world countries and anti-Iran media outlets, alleging that Iran has provided weaponry to its so-called proxies in Iraq and Yemen. Such a spurious claim was vehemently dismissed by Iranian officials.   

The attack marks the first time that U.S. military personnel were killed since the onset of the Israeli onslaught on Gaza on October 7.

Biden, in his statement, pointed out that all kinds of efforts are underway to garner information about the culprits and then bring them to justice.    

“Have no doubt – we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner of our choosing,” he said.

Based on a statement issued by the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM), it was stated that there is a possibility that the number of those injured in the attack would increase.  

Eight personnel were evacuated from Jordan for higher-level care, but are in stable condition.

The U.S. president vowed revenge for those involved in the attacks, saying, “These service members embodied the very best of our nation: Unwavering in their bravery. Unflinching in their duty. Unbending in their commitment to our country — risking their own safety for the safety of their fellow Americans, and our allies and partners with whom we stand in the fight against terrorism. …  [H]ave no doubt – we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing.”

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani reacted to the attacks on Monday, saying, “As we have clearly stated before, the resistance groups in the region are responding to the war crimes and genocide of the child-killing Zionist regime and… they do not take orders from the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

The spokesman ruled out “the baseless accusations” against Iran, describing them as “a blame game and a plot by those who try to protect their own interests and cover up their problems by dragging the U.S. into a new conflict in the region and provoking it to intensify the crisis.”

He went on to add, “These groups decide and act based on their own principles and priorities as well as the interests of their country and people.”

Kanaani also averred that the allegations of Iran’s involvement are popped up by certain countries having political machinations to distort the realities and are under the direct influence of the child-killing Zionist regime. 

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibly for the attacks on three bases, including one on the Jordan-Syria border.

Since the start of Israel’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip on October 7, there have been around 160 attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. Most of those have been claimed by regional resistance forces.

Iranian officials have frequently said resistance groups act on their own in response to Israeli crimes in Gaza.