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.
- Arcturus ( @Arcturus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 67•3 months ago
US is gonna go to war against Iran aren’t they? And over something as stupid as protecting israel’s genocide.
First Thought made a great video on what that could look like
- NaibofTabr ( @NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ) English14•3 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.
- Megaman_EXE ( @Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org ) 11•3 months ago
I feel like that wouldn’t go down well if the US government tried that.
Maybe I don’t understand the average American, but it’s certainly seemed like people realized the last wars in the Middle East were a waste of time and life.
This might’ve mattered if the state worked for the people, but the only people a bourgois/liberal “democracy” serves are the capitalists. And the US MIC would love more war.
- halyk.the.red ( @halykthered@lemmy.ml ) 11•2 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.
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.
- ReallyKinda ( @ReallyKinda@kbin.social ) 20•3 months ago
Related to bargaining, I read the wiki article on Iran’s nuclear program the other day and was surprised at how hard they are trying to do their nuclear program “by the book” while the US keeps blocking everyone else from agreeing that they’re entitled as long as they follow the guidelines (paris agreement etc).
Literally this
Iran needs to get nukes fast. The US will be itching for war until it does.
- ThirdWorldOrder ( @ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee ) 2•3 months ago
The USA didn’t say they wouldn’t interfere. The opposite was said, actually. Iran has in fact targeted a US Base before although they did give warning ahead of time.
You’re just making shit up OP.
- Churbleyimyam ( @Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee ) 26•2 months ago
“All Joe Biden had to do was stay the fuck out of the middle east for a few months and the election was his…”
- kent_eh ( @kent_eh@lemmy.ca ) English12•2 months ago
The US has been tied to Israel since its founding.
No matter who (or what party) was in the white house, the US would be propping up Isreal after the Hamas attack.
Just like it has done for decades.
- Facebones ( @Facebones@reddthat.com ) 7•2 months ago
Same as Israel was always going to move on Palestine, we were always going to unequivocally support it.
- matcha_addict ( @matcha_addict@lemy.lol ) 4•2 months ago
I hope this is true but I’m not confident voters care about the middle east.
- po-lina-ergi ( @po-lina-ergi@kbin.social ) 17•3 months ago
You’d think a guy with a lifetime in politics would understand optics better than this.
- JokeDeity ( @JokeDeity@lemm.ee ) 16•3 months ago
There’s definitely something we ask don’t know about the US and Israel. There’s got to be some massive secret. Because there’s no other good explanation.
- queermunist she/her ( @queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 15•2 months ago
Israel is the US’s unsinkable aircraft carrier in the Middle East. It’s strategically priceless for US world domination.
- krolden ( @krolden@lemmy.ml ) 13•2 months ago
Israel is basically where all of the NSA spyware gets developed.
- queermunist she/her ( @queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 7•2 months ago
Also border technology.
- Tiltinyall ( @Tiltinyall@beehaw.org ) 8•2 months ago
Money and an influencial foothold in the Middle East. It’s a secret because power and money are withheld from you and all of us.
- Sam_Bass ( @Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml ) 3•3 months ago
Religion plain and simple.
Settler colonialism has nothing to do with religion.
Palestine is merely good place for a colony since it’s a bridge between Asia and Africa; israel’s formation used common british colonization tactics [III], with companies literally named “Colonization Commission”, “Jewish Colonial Trust” and the like.
Theodor Herzl, the founder of “zionism” was a racist who saw it as a rampart of the west in the region.
“We should there form a portion of a rampart of Europe against Asia, an outpost of civilization as opposed to barbarism. We should as a neutral State remain in contact with all Europe, which would have to guarantee our existence.” Source [II]
Only difference now is that the US has been the de facto leader of the imperial core since WW2, no longer UK in Europe. They are thus now israel’s main supporter.
- Zuberi 👀 ( @Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 5•3 months ago
OIL mate, OIL
- Spacehooks ( @Spacehooks@reddthat.com ) English3•3 months ago
Prob this thinking full as good way to stay in power. That or Isreal got a pee pee tape on someone. You should watch Canadian Bacon.
- cobra89 ( @cobra89@beehaw.org ) 1•2 months ago
It’s no secret, Israel is the US’s proxy power in the middle east. The US gets a strategic position in the middle east where they can control things in the region and also a partner that tests all the newest weapons for them.
- queermunist she/her ( @queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 15•3 months ago
Fuck off Brandon
- Tiltinyall ( @Tiltinyall@beehaw.org ) 12•2 months ago
We’ve heard this all before, U.S. is now agreeing to supply an endless chain of terrorist engagements in surrounding areas of the states involved. Get ready to hear about rocket seiges and mid city suicide bombings. This is so stupid, worst diplomacy ever.
- Hugh_Jeggs ( @Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee ) 10•3 months ago
“World’s biggest terrorist organisation supports genocidal sky-fairy worshippers”
Oh, quelle surprise
- Cowbee ( @Cowbee@lemmy.ml ) 7•2 months ago
US Empire gotta Empire, even though Israel struck first.
- Sam_Bass ( @Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml ) 2•2 months ago
Post on lemmy.world says hes not going to interfere with reprisals
- sandman ( @sandman@lemmy.ca ) 0•3 months ago
I’m not voting for Biden ever again.
1 mistake was enough. Independent or bust.