Iran launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday, sparking President Joe Biden to call for a meeting of the G7 nations “to coordinate a united diplomatic response” to the “brazen attack.”
Biden said the U.S. and other allies helped Israel to intercept most of the projectiles. As of Sunday morning, it wasn’t clear how much damage was caused by the attacks.
The U.S. and Israel had anticipated Saturday’s strike, which came in retaliation for the April 1 bombing of Iran’s embassy in Syria. Iran said it now considers that matter “concluded,” but also warned Israel and the U.S. against any retaliation.
Biden told Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that since the attacks appeared to have caused minimal casualties and damage, the U.S. will not help in any counter-attacks against Iran, a senior administration official told NBC News.
However, officials are reportedly worried Israel will retaliate anyway.
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Biden to Netanyahu: Israel should ‘take the win’ and not retaliate against Iran
President Biden said the U.S. will not aid nor support retaliation against Iran at this time. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP) President Biden said the U.S. will not participate in offensive attacks against Iran following the attacks. That message was conveyed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call last night, according to NBC News.
In the call, Biden told Netanyahu that since Saturday’s attacks appeared to have caused minimal casualties or damage, Israel should “take the win” and not retaliate. Still, a senior defense official noted there are concerns that Israel could respond without any considerations of “potential fallout,” NBC News reported.
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