Washington:
Iran’s ballistic missile assault on Israel was “defeated and ineffective”, the White Home stated on Tuesday, warning that Tehran might count on extreme penalties for the assaults.
“Primarily based on what we all know at this level, this assault seems to have been defeated and ineffective,” Jake Sullivan, US President Joe Biden’s nationwide safety advisor, instructed reporters.
Sullivan hailed US efforts to repel a few of the assaults, which concerned American naval destroyers taking pictures down a few of the missiles.
Iran’s assault was nonetheless a “vital escalation” of tensions within the Center East, Sullivan stated — including that it was an “ongoing scenario” that meant he might solely reply a number of questions earlier than getting again to his desk.
“Clearly, this can be a vital escalation by Iran, a big occasion, and it’s equally vital that we have been capable of step up with Israel,” Sullivan instructed the briefing.
The White Home official wouldn’t say what penalties Tehran might count on to face, saying it could focus on “subsequent steps” with Israel.
“Now we have made clear that there can be penalties, extreme penalties, for this assault, and we’ll work with Israel to make that the case,” Sullivan stated.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated individually that Iran’s missile assault was “unacceptable” and that the whole world ought to condemn it.
“Preliminary reviews recommend that Israel, with the energetic assist of the USA and different companions, successfully defeated this assault,” Blinken instructed reporters.
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