US President Joe Biden says there is an “active discussion” ongoing over how he would like Israel to respond to the Iranian ballistic missile attack, and that the consequences for Tehran “remain to be seen.”
“At my direction, the United States military actively supported the defense of Israel. We’re still assessing the impact, but based on what we know now, the attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective,” Biden says in remarks to reporters at the White House.
“This is testament to Israeli military capability… [and] also a testament to intensive planning [between] the United States and Israel to anticipate and defend against a brazen attack,” Biden says.
“Make no mistake, the United States is fully, fully, fully supportive of Israel,” he adds.
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