Biden talks about Israel’s possible response to Iran’s attack

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, participated in a press conference with journalists at the White House this Friday (4) and made comments about Israel’s possible response to the ballistic missile attack carried out by the Iranian regime on Tuesday (1st).

In response to one of the questions, the Democratic president said that Israel has not yet decided on how, when and where the attack will be in response to the Islamic regime. Biden, however, said that if he were in the Israelis’ shoes, he would consider other alternatives before attacking Iran’s oil fields, one of the areas that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government would target to target.

“If I were in their shoes, I would be thinking about alternatives other than attacking the oil fields,” Biden said.

The Democrat was aware of the delicate situation in which Israel finds itself, but also insisted that it is vital that the country carefully evaluates its actions. Biden stressed that Israel has every right to respond to the attacks, which come not only from Iran, but also from groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis. However, you must be cautious with civilians, who are being affected by the war.

“Israelis have every right to respond to violent attacks against them — not just from the Iranians, but from everyone from Hezbollah to the Houthis. But the truth is that they need to be much more careful when dealing with civilian casualties”, emphasized the American president.

Additionally, Biden expressed his continued willingness to engage in dialogue with Prime Minister Netanyahu about how Israel intends to act in response to the Iranian attack. Days ago, the Democrat opposed Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.

During the press conference, Biden was also asked if he believes Netanyahu is taking too long to negotiate diplomatic agreements in Gaza and Lebanon with the aim of influencing the outcome of the US presidential election.

“As for whether he’s trying to influence the election or not, I don’t know, but I’m not counting on it,” said Biden, who dropped out of the race in July and was replaced by his vice-president, Kamala Harris, who is running for the White House this moment against Republican Donald Trump.