WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday (Oct 2) that he would not support any Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites in response to its ballistic missile attack and urged Israel to act "proportionally" against its regional arch-foe.
President Joe Biden speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Wednesday, Oct 2, 2024, as he heads to North and South Carolina to survey damage from Hurricane Helene. WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he would not support any Israeli strike on Iran 's nuclear sites in response to its ballistic missile attack and urged Israel to act"proportionally" against its regional arch-foe.
Israel may not feel compelled to strike back immediately, given its success in thwarting the Iranian attack. But it is unlikely to wait for long out of concern a retaliatory move would lose effectiveness as a deterrent if delayed, the US source said. Biden, in the waning months of his term, already faces sharp criticism at home and abroad for staunch US military support of Israel, as does his vice president and the Democrats' presidential candidate, Kamala Harris.At a virtual event hosted by Washington-based think tank Carnegie Endowment on Wednesday, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell repeated the US view that Tehran's move was"deeply irresponsible" and there must be a"return message".
Netanyahu has not always heeded the Biden administration's advice in the current Middle East conflict. Israel has long considered Iran's nuclear program an existential threat, though Tehran has insisted it is not seeking a nuclear weapon. Iran's nuclear facilities are spread over many locations, some of them deep underground.
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