The president said the attack appears to have been 'defeated and ineffective.'
The president said the attack appears to have been 'defeated and ineffective.'Wednesday, October 2, 2024 12:18PMPresident Joe Biden said Tuesday he directed the U.S. military to help Israel shoot down Iranian missiles -- an attack, Biden said, that appears to have been "defeated and ineffective."
Officials called Tuesday's events a "significant escalation" from Iran in retaliation for the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah last week., the Pentagon's Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. Two U.S. Navy destroyers located in the eastern Mediterranean -- the USS Bulkeley and USS Cole -- fired "approximately a dozen" missile interceptors at the incoming barrage, Ryder said.
Biden said his team has been in constant contact with Israeli officials and would continue to share updates. He has not yet spoken to Netanyahu.7 dead in suspected terror shooting, stabbing in Tel Aviv amid Iran missile attack Asked at the White House briefing whether Biden would recommend Israel have a limited response as he did after Iran's attack in Israel in April, Sullivan declined to say.
President Biden had been scheduled to hold a call with rabbis ahead of the Jewish High Holidays but the White House said that call has now postponed.
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