Biden directed US military to help Israel shoot down Iranian missiles
Source: ABC News
October 1, 2024, 5:19 PM
President 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."
"This is testament to Israeli military capability and the U.S. military," Biden said in his first on-camera remarks on the issue. "It's also a testament to intensive planning between the United States and Israel to anticipate and defend against the brazen attack we expected." "Make no mistake, the United States is fully, fully, fully supportive of Israel," Biden added.
Vice President Kamala Harris, in her own remarks, said she "fully supported" Biden's order to help shoot down the Iranian missiles and that her support for Israel was "unwavering."
"I condemn this attack unequivocally," Harris said. "I'm clear-eyed. Iran is a destabilizing, dangerous force in the Middle East, and today's attack on Israel only further demonstrates that fact."
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