President Biden condemned the “brazen attack” by Iran against Israel, but the White House also confirmed that it’s not trying to escalate the conflict further.
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on Sunday said President Joe Biden doesn’t “believe” that Iran’s overnight attacks against Israel need to escalate into a wider war in the Middle East. “The President doesn’t believe that it needs to move in that direction whatsoever,” Kirby said in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” His remarks came hours after Iran launched an attack on Israel with more than 300 missiles and drones. The U.S. helped Israel defend against the attack,...
White House National Security Council spokesman said Iran’s threat to retaliate against Israel is “real, credible, and actionable.” John Kirby said on Friday at a press briefing that White House officials are in a state of readiness for Iran’s retaliatory strike. Kirby added that the US is closely monitoring the situation. He did not provide […]
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The White House has no comment on reports of Israeli attacks in Iran
White House will be imposing new sanctions on Iran, targeting Tehran’s missile and drone program, following the country’s “unprecedented” air attack on Israel, White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan announced on Tuesday. The new sanctions, set to take into effect “in the coming days,” will penalize Tehran for its attack on Israel over the
The White House said Israel is in a stronger position and Iran weakened after Israel, with U.S. help, fended off hundreds of missiles and drones unleashed by Tehran.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby heartily disputed reports Monday suggesting that Iran had planned its weekend strikes against Israel to “fail.” Israel and the United States shot down more than 99% of the roughly 300 drones and missiles Iran launched against Israel on Saturday, according to Kirby, calling the attack a “spectacular and embarrassing […]
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Just 72 hours after President Biden all but threatened to cut off US support for Israel, the Israeli military marked the Oct. 7 massacre’s six-month anniversary by announcing its withdrawal of forces from southern Gaza. The optics suggest a surrender to White House pressure to prematurely end the campaign to destroy Hamas, though Israeli officials
WTI Rally Stalls On Crude Build, White House Hints At SPR Release Oil prices fell for the second day in a row (albeit very modestly today) as the 'WW3-on / WW3-off' headline-swings (supply) are wearing on traders, and less-and-less dovish expectations for The Fed weigh on demand expectations "Oil traders are hunkering down as bears are increasingly afraid to bet on lower prices," Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at the Price Futures Group, told MarketWatch. At the same time,...