US worried about 'Israel's' response to Iran's attack: NBC News
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Three informed sources tell NBC News that Biden has privately conveyed worries that Netanyahu might be attempting to involve the US more deeply in a wider conflict.
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This handout picture courtesy of the White House taken on April 13, 2024, shows US President Joe Biden (C) in a meeting with his national security team in Washington, DC, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on "Israel". (Photo by WHITE HOUSE / AFP)
The White House confirmed Sunday that US President Joe Biden spoke by telephone with Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following Iran's retaliatory attack on "Israel".
Earlier, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force announced that it targeted Israeli positions in occupied Palestine with dozens of drones and missiles, as part of the retaliatory response to the malicious Israeli crime against the Iranian embassy in Syria.
The New York Times cited two Israeli officials as saying that Iran launched 185 drones, 36 cruise missiles, and 110 surface-to-surface missiles. The officials confirmed that most of the launches originated from Iranian territory, noting that a small portion were from Iraq and Yemen.
Two American officials told CNN that the Iranian retaliatory attack lasted approximately five hours.
Following the call, Biden said US forces have "helped Israel take down nearly all of the incoming drones and missiles." He announced that he "will convene my fellow G7 leaders to coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran’s brazen attack."
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In a related context, NBC News cited a senior Biden administration official and a senior defense official as saying that top US officials are concerned that "Israel" might act swiftly in response to the Iranian attack without considering the potential consequences afterward.
According to the two officials, these concerns partly arise from the administration's perception of "Israel's" approach in its war on Gaza and the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1.
Shortly after the Iranian retaliatory attack, Iran's Foreign Ministry underlined that Tehran will not hesitate to take further "defensive measures" to protect Iran's interests against any military aggression.
Should the Israeli regime "make another mistake," Iran's response will be considerably more severe, the Iranian mission to the United Nations also warned.
Three informed sources told NBC News that Biden has privately conveyed worries that Netanyahu might be attempting to involve the US more deeply in a wider conflict.
The US-based news website revealed that American officials have privately expressed frustration over "Israel's" attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria, believing that Israeli officials did not thoroughly consider the timing and consequences of the strike, including its potential impact on negotiations over a prisoner exchange deal with the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza.
"I don’t think they had a strategy," the senior Biden administration official indicated, pointing out that "the Israelis don’t always make the best strategic decisions."
NBC News also cited the senior defense official as saying that senior Pentagon officials have privately voiced concerns about the timing of the Damascus strike, as it had the potential to escalate tensions dramatically.
The defense official also described the Israeli occupation entity's approach to military operations as "frenetic".
"There’s this urgency to act," the official noted, "and that’s what happened in Damascus."
The official added that this urgency mirrors US officials' frustrations with "Israel's" actions in the Gaza Strip.
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