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US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he would not support any Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in response to its missile attack and urged Israel to take “proportionate” action.
Biden made the comments a day after Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel, which he previously described as “ineffective.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Iran would pay the price for the attack.
“We will talk with the Israelis about what they are going to do, but all seven of us (G7 nations) agree that they have the right to respond,” Biden told reporters before boarding Air Force One. But they should give a proportionate answer.”
Some analysts say Israel’s response is likely to be sharper than when Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel in April, suggesting that this time they would target Tehran’s nuclear or oil facilities. can make
Asked if the United States would support any Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Biden told reporters: “The answer is no.”
Biden said more sanctions would be imposed on Iran and that he would speak with Netanyahu soon.
He said that Iran is obviously far away.
U.S. Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell said the administration was trying to reconcile its position with Israel on any response to an Iranian attack, but also recognized that the Middle East was on a “knife edge” and the broader Tensions could threaten both Israeli and American interests.
Speaking at a virtual event hosted by the Carnegie Endowment, a Washington-based think tank, Campbell reiterated the US view that what Tehran had done was “grossly irresponsible” and that there should be a “message of pushback”. .
“I think we have tried to underline our support for some of the actions that Israel has taken,” he added. “We have real intelligence about extensive or substantial ground operations in Lebanon,” Campbell said.
The Israeli army is locked in a battle with Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters on its northern border. On Wednesday, eight Israeli soldiers were killed – the worst military casualty on the Lebanese front in the past year in clashes along the border between Israel and Hezbollah.
Iran said on Wednesday that its missile volley – its biggest ever attack on Israel – had ended, barring further provocations.
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