US National Security Council: Israeli strikes on Iran ‘an exercise of self-defense’

Israeli strikes on military targets in Iran are “an exercise of self-defense” following Tehran’s ballistic missile attack earlier this month, the White House says.

National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett says the “targeted strikes on military targets” are “an exercise of self-defense and in response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack against Israel on October 1.”

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