US President Joe Biden has condemned Iranian attacks on military facilities in Israel, pledging a coordinated Group of Seven (G7) diplomatic response while highlighting the United States’s help in taking down “nearly all” of the attacking drones and missiles.

Biden, who cut short a trip to Delaware and returned to Washington, DC to meet advisers over the late Saturday night attack, said in a statement released by the White House that the US forces and facilities had not been hit.

The US president said he reiterated the “ironclad” support for Israel’s security in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with whom he has had strained relations over Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza.

“Tomorrow, I will convene my fellow G7 leaders to coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran’s brazen attack,” he said.

“And while we have not seen attacks on our forces or facilities today, we will remain vigilant to all threats and will not hesitate to take all necessary action to protect our people,” he said.

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    • halyk.the.red@lemmy.ml
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      5 months ago

      I think it would be an incredibly unpopular decision by Biden, and the American people would not support a war with Iran. I also think that it would be a tactical mistake, given how many US assets are within Iranian striking distance right now. The US military is having recruiting issues currently, and a war will not help that.

      However, I wouldn't be surprised to see ISIS attacks in Iran start to happen more frequently.

      • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]
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        5 months ago

        The US military is even having materiel supply issues.

        What the fuck are they going to bomb Iran with? They lost all their weapons and ammo giving it to Ukraine to waste and for Israel to use for genocide. Honestly, Iran is going to wipe the fucking floor with US.

    • NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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      5 months ago

      US will play defense unless Iran does something really stupid and launches a large ballistic missile attack of some kind, or directly attacks US military. Even then, proportional response policy would probably mean strikes against missile facilities only.

      No amount of drones sent against Israel will result in the US opening an actual war with Iran.

  • Alsephina@lemmy.ml
    hexagon
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    5 months ago

    Iran has kept their end of the bargain of not attacking US targets. Of course the US does not keep theirs of not interfering, and shoots down Iranian drones instead.

    In a written message to Washington, Iran “warned the US not to get dragged into Netanyahu’s trap”, Mohammad Jamshidi, the Iranian president’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs, wrote on X, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US should “step aside so that you don’t get hit”.

    “In response, the US asked Iran not to hit American targets,” Jamshidi said.