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, informed reporters.
Sullivan hailed US efforts to repel a few of the assaults, which concerned American naval destroyers capturing down a few of the missiles.
Iran’s assault was nonetheless a “important escalation” of tensions within the Center East, Sullivan mentioned — including that it was an “ongoing scenario” that meant he may solely reply a number of questions earlier than getting again to his desk.
“Clearly, this can be a important escalation by Iran, a big occasion, and it’s equally important that we have been in a position to step up with Israel,” Sullivan informed the briefing.
The White Home official wouldn’t say what penalties Tehran may anticipate to face, saying it could focus on “subsequent steps” with Israel.
“We’ve made clear that there will probably 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 entire world ought to condemn it.
“Preliminary experiences recommend that Israel, with the lively assist of the US and different companions, successfully defeated this assault,” Blinken informed reporters.
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