Blinken: We are holding to account the perpetrators of the attack on our forces in Jordan.

NBC News said the US was preparing to launch cyberattacks against Iran, saying the move could continue for “weeks.”

The network quoted U.S. officials as saying the U.S. response to an attack by Iranian-backed militias that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan included a “combined retaliation campaign.”

Part of the campaign will be dedicated to attacking the Islamic Republic’s positions outside Iran, while another part will involve cyberattacks against the government’s infrastructure.

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, in a meeting with the British Defense Secretary, said Washington would hold those responsible for attacks on US forces accountable. A State Department spokesman said the U.S. would defend its interests and forces.

The attack on the US base at Tower 22 in Jordan killed three U.S. military personnel and wounded more than 40. This was the eighth month of the month. Washington said it blamed the Iraqi Islamic Resistance for the attack.

John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said Wednesday that the U.S. believes the attack was planned and financed by the Islamic Resistance of Iraq, of which Kataib Hezbollah militants are also part of it. The group is supported by the Islamic Republic.

U.S. President Joe Biden says he believes the attack must be responded in a “proportionate and appropriate manner.”