The US President was criticized after a persistent conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
US President Joe Biden’s decision to tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States will not support any Jerusalem counterattack against Iran has received a barrage of criticism from representatives of both parties. Axios writes about this.
Biden’s reversal – driven largely by Republicans – comes as the White House chief and his senior advisers worry that Israel’s response to Iran’s latest attack will lead to a regional war with disastrous consequences.
The publication recalls that Iran launched attack drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday evening in response to an airstrike in Syria that killed a senior Iranian general. At the same time, Biden’s position drew criticism and disagreement, in particular from former national security adviser John Bolton, who called it “a shame for the United States” that the president called on the Israelis not to retaliate.
“The American interest is to make sure that Iran, which is the main threat to international peace and security in the region, is at least put in its place to keep Israel safe, to keep the Gulf Arabs safe, to keep us safe from the threat that they pose.” , Bolton said.
Senator John Fetterman also spoke out against the president, saying he disagrees with Biden and believes “we should support Israel in this situation.”
“It doesn’t change anything about the fact that he is a fantastic president. I’m proud to stand with him, campaign for him and vote for him,” the politician said.
The Delaware Democrat and close Biden ally said he understands that “there are those who believe this is the only way for us to restore deterrence.”
“I believe the most important deterrent measure that Congress can take is for Speaker Johnson to not spend days or weeks trying to come up with some other package, but to pass an additional one tomorrow,” he said.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner said the US “needs to make clear, which the administration has not, that if they continue to attack Israel, then yes, they will get a response.”
“I don’t think the United States should engage in military action directly against Iran at this time,” Turner added.
What preceded
US President Joe Biden convinced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to attack Iran in response to the air attack on the night of April 14.
According to media reports, Biden during the conversation convinced Netanyahu that Israel had won, having avoided the serious consequences of an attack from Iran, and, therefore, retaliatory strikes were not needed.
Meanwhile, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, commenting on the Iranian attack, called it a “declaration of war.”
Herzog said the attack was another example of how Tehran is spreading chaos, terror and instability around the world.
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