The Biden-Harris administration is urging Israel to not retaliate too hard against Iran after the Islamic regime fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles into Israel on Tuesday, forcing millions of people to run to bomb shelters.
Immediately after the attack, Biden-Harris national security adviser Jake Sullivan claimed that there would be “consequences — severe consequences — for this attack, and we will work with Israel to make that the case.”
In the days since then, the administration has sought to hold Israel back in its response.
When asked by reporters on Wednesday if he supported Israel striking Iran’s nuclear facilities, Biden said: “The answer is no.”
Biden said on Friday that he now does not support Israel striking Iran’s oil facilities, which has brought the regime tens of billions of dollars that it has used to fund its terrorist proxy groups throughout the region.
“If I were in [Israel’s] shoes, I’d be thinking about other alternatives than striking oilfields,” Biden said.
A top U.S. State Department official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told CNN on Friday that they had “no guarantees” from Israel that it would not target Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Israel may decide to target Iran’s nuclear facilities since the Islamic regime increasingly feels backed into a corner after Israel has decimated two of its top terrorist proxy groups, Hezbollah and Hamas.
Adding to the equation is the fact that Iran’s missile barrage this week was largely unsuccessful, as was the one they launched in April. In both cases, the majority of the missiles were shot down, and the ones that hit only did minor damage and casualties were virtually nonexistent.
Israel takes Iran seriously when its leaders chant “death to Israel” and “death to America” on a regular basis.
In the middle of Tehran, there is a clock tower that counts down to the year 2040, the date by which Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Israel will be destroyed.
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