Bolton Calls for ‘Disproportionate’ Strikes on Iran After Drone Attack Kills 3 US Soldiers

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said the United States needs to launch “disproportionate” strikes by hitting targets inside Iran in response to the deadly drone attack on U.S. forces that killed three American soldiers in Jordan over the weekend. Mr. Bolton suggested that U.S. retaliatory strikes should target the alleged source of the attacks, the Iranian regime, rather than solely focusing on the Iran-backed proxies carrying out the attacks. He said there is a need for a response that goes beyond a simple tit-for-tat, advocating for more significant and impactful action. “We have to impose enough pain on Iran that it outweighs what they’ve done to us and is sufficient for them to say we’re never going to try it again,” Mr. Bolton said during an interview with The Hill’s News Nation on Jan. 28....