Middle East: What will a US 'multi-tier' response to Iran-backed militia look like?

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin says President Biden "will not tolerate" attacks on US troops and neither will he.

Mr Austin said the United States would enact a "'multi-tier" response after three US troops were killed in a drone attack on an American base in Jordan.

Sky's Defence Analyst Michael Clarke assesses what that response could look like.

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