Washington. United States President Joe Biden reiterated his government’s unwavering commitment to Israel’s security following Iran’s massive attack on the Hebrew country.
This Saturday, Iran launched a massive attack with drones and missiles against Israel in retaliation for the bombing of the Iranian Consulate in Damascus.
The drones against Israel were reported to have been launched not only from Iran, but also from other countries in the region, including Yemen.
The IDF reported that more than 100 Iranian drones have already been intercepted outside the borders of the Hebrew country.
“I just met with my national security team to get an update on Iran’s attacks on Israel. Our commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad,” he wrote on the social network .
Since the war between Israel and Hamas began six months ago, tensions are at their highest after an alleged Israeli attack this month on an Iranian consular building in Syria killed 12 people, including two top Iranian generals in the Force. Elite Quds of the Revolutionary Guard.
Iran has vowed to retaliate against Israel, and US and Israeli officials have been preparing for an attack this weekend, raising fears that the conflict could spill over into a regional war.
National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement Saturday that “Iran has initiated an airstrike against Israel.” She added that “the United States will stand with the people of Israel and support their defense against these threats from Iran.”
Biden boarded the presidential helicopter in a park near his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, to return to Washington on Saturday afternoon, shortly after Israeli authorities confirmed that they had detected drones launched into their territory from Iran.
The Pentagon reported that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart “to discuss urgent regional threats…and made clear that Israel could fully count on the support of the United States to defend Israel against any attack by Iran and its regional proxies.” ”.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan also spoke with his counterpart to reinforce (Washington’s) “invulnerable commitment to Israel’s security.”
Biden said Friday that the United States was “dedicated” to defending Israel and that “Iran will not succeed.” When the press asked him what his message to Iran was, the president responded: “Don’t do it.”
He ignored a question about what would trigger a direct U.S. military response, and when asked how imminent an Iranian attack on Israel is, Biden said he didn’t want to talk about secure information, “but my expectation is sooner rather than later.”
The United States, along with its allies, have sent direct messages to Tehran to warn against escalating the conflict.
During the war in Gaza, there has been almost daily exchange of fire between Israeli forces and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group along the Israel-Lebanon border. US officials have recorded more than 150 attacks by Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria against US forces at bases in those countries since the war began on October 7.
In an attack in late January, three US troops were killed in Jordan. In retaliation, the United States launched an intensive airstrike, hitting more than 85 targets in seven locations in Iraq and Syria.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, commandos from the Iranian paramilitary group Revolutionary Guard rappelled from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel.
National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said the United States strongly condemned the seizure of the ship and urged Iran to immediately release it, along with the crew.
“We will work with our partners to hold Iran accountable for its actions,” he said.
Also Saturday, the Israeli-occupied West Bank also saw some of the worst violence since the Hamas attack on Israel.
Trump criticizes Biden’s “weakness”
The Iranian attack demonstrates the “great weakness” of the United States during the mandate of Democrat Joe Biden, said the Republican candidate for the November elections, Donald Trump.
“God bless the people of Israel. Right now they are being attacked. It is because we show great weakness,” the former president said at a rally in Pennsylvania.
“The weakness we have shown is incredible, and it would not have happened if we were in charge,” Trump added.
“But the United States prays for Israel, we send our absolute support to all those in danger,” he added.
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– 2024-04-16 17:00:23
