Biden vows ‘ironclad’ US commitment to fears of Iran attack
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US and allied officials fear that a strike is imminent and could come in the form of a direct missile launch from Iran
Israel has vowed to respond in kind to such a direct strike, raising the prospect of a regional war
which US officials now believe is more likely than at any point since the beginning of the Gaza conflict on 7 October.
Biden’s pledge of support to Israel at the White House, intended as a deterrent, came a few hours after Iran’s supreme leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, repeated a threat to strike back against Israel over the Damascus bombing that killed 12 people, including Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi
When they attacked our consulate area, it was like they attacked our territory,” Khamenei said, in remarks broadcast by Iranian state TV
Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, responded in a post on the X social media platform, vowing that:
Israel and Iran have been trading blows in Lebanon and Syria for months, but Biden administration officials fear that the 1 April Damascus bombing on an Iranian diplomatic building
Biden’s pledge to Israel on the White House lawn, in a joint appearance with the Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida