WASHINGTON – President Biden said Monday that the United States and Israel are “defeated” by last weekend’s unprecedented Iranian attack, after some 99% of missiles and drones launched by Iran were intercepted before hitting Israeli targets. I did,” he said.
The 81-year-old Biden welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani into the Oval Office and said in his first public appearance since the barrage: “Together with our partners, we defeated that attack.” .
“The United States is committed to Israel’s security. We are committed to a ceasefire. [between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip] “This will allow the hostages to return home and prevent the conflict from escalating further,” the president said.
The Israel Defense Forces said Iran fired 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles toward the Jewish state on Sunday morning local time, almost all of them targeting U.S. forces, including at U.S. bases in northern Iraq. announced that it had been intercepted by the Israeli military.
The Iranian attack was carried out in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on Syria’s consulate in Damascus on April 1 that reportedly killed 16 people, but there were no deaths in Israel.
Israeli authorities said a Bedouin Arab girl suffered serious injuries, believed to be from shrapnel, but no other casualties were reported.
Sudani, who was elected in 2022 with the support of pro-Iran political parties, visited Tehran shortly after Hamas terrorists killed around 1,200 people on October 7, triggering Israel’s invasion of Gaza.
November 6th, Sudani Said “Anyone who wants to contain this conflict and prevent its spread to the region should put pressure on the Iranian authorities,” he said at a press conference with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. [Israeli] An occupation to stop this invasion and devastating, systematic killing. ”
That same month, the Iraqi prime minister visited Russian President Vladimir Putin and called Hamas’ attacks on Israel an “illegal act.” “A natural result” About Israel’s policy towards the Palestinians.
