US President Joe Biden ordered the US military on Tuesday to “help Israel defend itself” against the attack launched by Iran and to “shoot down the missiles” targeting this ally of the United States. -United, said the White House.
The outgoing president and his vice-president Kamala Harris, candidate in the November 5 election, both followed the attack from the White House situation room.
“President Biden has ordered the U.S. military to help Israel defend against Iranian attacks and shoot down missiles targeting Israel,” the White House said in a statement.
The call scheduled for Tuesday between Mr. Biden and rabbis, on the eve of the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year holiday, has been postponed to a later date, a White House official said.
The United States had already helped Israel on April 13 to intercept Iranian missiles, fired in response to a deadly strike attributed to Israel on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.