US press says Biden will not support Israeli attack on Iran

President of the United States, Joe BidenSpoke with the Prime Minister of Israel early today, benjamin netanyahu To express once again, “ironclad” commitment usa with the protection of israel, In a statement released by the White House, Biden announced that “Under my orders, and to support the defense of Israel, the United States Armed Forces They moved their planes and missile destroyers in the area last week” so that they would be in a position to shoot down Iranian ships. In another message, the US Defense Secretary said that US armed forces “intercepted dozens of missiles and drones.”

According to American website ‘axios‘, who have tremendous influence in Washington, Biden also explained to Netanyahu that the United States Will not support possible Israeli retaliation against Iran, US Secretary of Defense, lloyd austinissued a statement along the same lines, in which it celebrated the downing of most of Iran’s aircraft and declared that the US “does not seek conflict with Iran, although we will help defend our forces and support the defense of Israel.” Will not hesitate.” Without American help, Israel cannot attack Iranian military or nuclear facilities with any guarantee of success.

Thus, this would be a Situation like 33 years ago, When Iraq fired 42 missiles against Israel, most of them were intercepted by ‘Patriot’ batteries manned by American troops. Two Israeli civilians were killed in the bomb blasts.

Some analysts, such as Ian Bremner, The founder and chairman of political risk consultancy Eurasia Group has suggested that Iran attacked Israel primarily with drones – which fly slowly and are therefore easy targets – and at a time when the US knew That it would do so – thus abandoning the surprise factor – deliberately, would send a signal to Tel-Aviv’s government and its allies that allows it to save face, but that prevents it from facing a direct Israeli attack. If that theory were true, everything would be, essentially, theater.

The United States has several missile destroyers in the Middle East, particularly on shipping protection missions in the Red Sea and the Sea of ​​Oman, where Houthi militias allied with Iran have been attacking merchant ships since the war in Gaza began. In addition to more than a hundred fighter aircraft, the area also houses the nuclear aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and several batteries of ‘Patriot’ anti-aircraft missiles.

Biden has called a virtual G-7 meeting today To analyze the situation. The UN Security Council will also hold an urgent meeting at Israel’s request, which is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. (10 p.m. GMT) in Washington.