A senior Biden administration official briefing reporters says the US has moved a significant amount of military resources in a very coordinated fashion with partners and allies, including the French, the Brits and others, to ensure that “we have everything in place for every possible contingency.”
“We are going to do everything that is needed to defend Israel against any attacks from Iran,” the senior US official says.
“We have also been engaged in extensive diplomacy in the region to make clear the consequences should such an attack occur.”
“Iran claims to those that they’re speaking with… that they want to see a ceasefire [in] Gaza… Now it’s an opportunity to put their money where their mouth is,” the senior US official adds.
He says it would be “ironic” if Iran goes on to derail the ceasefire effort after its proxy Hamas started the war on October 7.
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