Washington:
Iran’s ballistic missile assault on Israel was “defeated and ineffective”, the White Home mentioned on Tuesday, warning that Tehran may anticipate extreme penalties for the assaults.
“Based mostly 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 nevertheless a “vital escalation” of tensions within the Center East, Sullivan mentioned — including that it was an “ongoing state of affairs” that meant he may solely reply just a few questions earlier than getting again to his desk.
“Clearly, it is a vital escalation by Iran, a big occasion, and it’s equally vital that we had been capable of step up with Israel,” Sullivan instructed the briefing.
The White Home official wouldn’t say what penalties Tehran may anticipate to face, saying it could talk about “subsequent steps” with Israel.
“We have now made clear that there can be penalties, extreme penalties, for this assault, and we are going to work with Israel to make that the case,” Sullivan mentioned.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned individually that Iran’s missile assault was “unacceptable” and that your complete world ought to condemn it.
“Preliminary experiences recommend that Israel, with the energetic assist of the USA and different companions, successfully defeated this assault,” Blinken instructed reporters.
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