Hours before Iran’s missile attacks on Israel this Tuesday (01/10), the White House said that United States President Joe Biden had called a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris and her national security advisers, who until An Iranian attack on Israel was imminent.
Washington’s statement was issued this afternoon after the attack on Israeli territory began, according to Folha de Sao Paulo,
“They reviewed the state of U.S. preparedness to defend Israel against these attacks and to help protect U.S. personnel in the region,” the White House said in a statement.
As released by the White House, Biden ordered his military to “help Israel defend itself” against an attack launched by Iran and to “shoot down missiles” fired at that ally.
The President and Vice President are monitoring the situation in the White House crisis room.
Joe Biden (left) and Keir Starmer reaffirm their positions on conflicts in the Middle East
Keir Starmer expresses ‘commitment’ to Israel’s security during call to Netanyahu
In talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his British counterpart Keir Starmer condemned “in the strongest terms” Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel this Tuesday, according to a statement from his office.
During the call, Starmer also “expressed the United Kingdom’s firm commitment to the security of Israel and the protection of its civilians”, according to a published summary of the conversation. is from information israel time,
