An Israeli airstrike hit the Iranian consulate at the beginning of April, after which Iran has threatened to take revenge on Israel. According to the White House, the threat is real.
US President Joe Biden pictured last March. Michael Brochstein
President of the United States Joe Biden told reporters on Friday that he expects Iran to attack Israel sooner rather than later.
In addition, Biden urged Iran not to attack. A CNN reporter asked Biden if US troops were in danger.
– We are dedicated to defending Israel. We support Israel, we help defend Israel, and Iran will not succeed, Biden said.
At the beginning of April, Israel carried out an airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Iranians in prominent positions were killed in the attack. After this, Iran has sworn that Israel will be made to pay for its actions. The United States has been on standby for a possible retaliatory strike.
“The threat is real”
According to the White House, the threat of Iranian retaliation is still “real, credible and possible”. Biden is said to have been constantly receiving new information about the situation from his national security team.
– We are following this very, very closely, the spokesperson of the National Security Council John Kirby said.
Two officials told CNN that the United States is working to stop any weapons fired at Israel. In addition, the US Department of Defense is moving more assets to the Middle East region to strengthen “regional deterrence and increase protection for US forces”.
US forces have been the target of attacks by Iran-backed groups more than a hundred times between October and February, which is why the Pentagon is working to strengthen the air defenses of US forces stationed in Iraq and Syria.
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