US Pledges to Help Israel Respond to Iranian Missile Attack: Wait for the Consequences

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

United States The attack was criticized by hundreds of ballistic missiles Iran the Israel on Tuesday (1/10). The US security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said that Iran would soon have a big impact as a result of attacks on Israel.

“This is a major escalation by Iran. This has been an important event. We have made it clear that there will be serious consequences for this attack. We will work with Israel to make it happen,” Sullivan said when they were interviewed by White House reporters. as reported by Reuters.

Sullivan did not specify what consequences Iran would suffer as a result of this attack. However, he expressed US support for Israel to retaliate against Iran. The US will not persuade Israel to stop retaliatory attacks like those carried out after Iran attacked Israel with missiles and drones in April 2023.

US President Joe Biden also supports anti-Israeli efforts against Iran. Currently, the 81-year-old president is also discussing this effort with several Israeli officials. In addition, he also plans to meet with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss this matter.

“The United States totally, totally, totally supports Israel,” Biden said.

In addition, the future US President, Donald Trump, condemned Iran’s attack on Israel. He said that Iran has now spread terror throughout the world by contributing to the escalation of conflict in the Middle East.

“Iran has exported terrorism around the world and that has become a problem. The entire Middle East has become a problem,” Trump said.

Iran’s missile attack on Israel drew a reaction from observers. A Middle East analyst at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, Laura Blumenfeld, believes that Israel will respond more harshly to Iran as a result of this attack.

“Iran’s missile attack gave the green light for a retaliatory strike by Israel that could be the final devastating blow that Prime Minister Netanyahu has been seeking for years,” Blumenfeld said.

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