Thursday, October 3, American President Joe Biden and candidate Donald Trump spoke about a possible response from Israel to Iran’s attack. Last Tuesday, Tehran fired around 200 missiles in response to the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the July 31 death of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, killed in an explosion in Tehran blamed on Israel. Joe Biden seemed to be much more restrained than the Republican billionaire.
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Joe Biden reiterated that he was doing everything to avoid all-out war in the region. But since the attack on October 7, 2023, the Israeli Prime Minister has ignored calls for restraint from the American ally. And on Friday October 4, Joe Biden again tried to frame Israel’s response, this time concerning its possible response to the missiles launched by Iran at the start of the week.
“ The Israelis have not yet determined what they are going to do in terms of strikes. It’s under discussion. If I were in their place, I would consider other options than hitting oil fields. No administration has helped so much Israel than mine. None. None. None. And I think that [Benyamin Netanyahu] should remember “, declared the American president.
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“ Hit nuclear first “, says Donald Trump
The same day, Donald Trump also spoke about a possible response from Israel against Iran. And the Republican candidate criticized Joe Biden’s restraint regarding Iranian nuclear facilities.
“ They asked him, what do you think about Iran? Would you attack Iran? And he said, as long as they don’t go nuclear. But when they asked him that question, the answer should have been: strike nuclear first, and worry about the rest later », thinks the Republican presidential candidate.
Earlier this week, Donald Trump blamed the explosion of tensions in the Middle East on President Joe Biden, but also on the vice-president and presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
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