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Joe Biden assured Israel of his “unwavering” support in the face of Iran’s attack, with US forces helping to shoot down “nearly all” of the Iranian projectiles fired from the Islamic Republic towards Israel.
Israel remains on alert on Sunday after the massive drone and missile attack launched overnight by Tehran, in response to a strike against its consulate in Damascus. Joe Biden said US forces helped shoot down “almost all” of the drones and missiles fired by Iran at Israel, adding that he reaffirmed his “unwavering” support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The world has not been in such perilous situation since World War II”
Unusually, the President of the United States, a great ally of Israel, had cut short his weekend in Delaware, more than 150 kilometers from the capital Washington, before the announcement of the assault but while the fears of reprisals against Israel announced in recent days by Iran were becoming more and more pressing. He then rushed back to the White House where he spent part of the afternoon and evening locked in the Situation Room, the situation room. In his company, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense and the head of the CIA.
On the ground, the US military helped Israel shoot down at least a dozen Iranian drones and missiles. Joe Biden also spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the response to this attack. A response that some want implacable, like Republican Representative Mike Lawler, interviewed by CNN. “We absolutely must work with the Israelis to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities. The world has not been in such a perilous situation since World War II. We must be Winston Churchill, victory at all costs,” he said. he declares.
Balance position for the United States
The United States finds itself in a balancing act. They must be very firm in the face of the mullahs’ regime, but they also have every interest in pleading for appeasement, to avoid a general conflagration. The Iranian attack will, in any case, have moved the American Congress since aid to Israel, blocked for months, could be voted on as early as next week.