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Biden supports Israel in face of Iran threats

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Vincent
Published date12 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
The US military believes Israel carried out the airstrike on Iran's diplomatic station, which killed two top generals and others

Israel has not commented on the attack, but Tehran says it holds Israel responsible.

The White House says it had no prior knowledge of the operation, but has repeatedly promised to back Israel in the face of Iranian threats.

Mr Biden spoke alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is in Washington for an official visit.

"We also want to address the Iranian threat to launch a significant attack on Israel," Mr Biden said during a joint news conference. "Our commitment to Israel's security against these threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad."

"We say it again, ironclad, and we're going to do all we can to protect Israel's security," Mr Biden said.

Earlier, Israel's foreign minister threatened that his...

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