US President Joe Biden held a press conference at the White House. Referring to the tension between Israel and Iran, Biden stated that Israel has not yet decided how to respond to Iran’s ballistic missile attack and said, “If I were them, I would consider alternatives other than hitting oil fields.”
“I DON’T OBSERVE THIS”
Responding to allegations that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not agree to diplomatic agreements in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon in order to influence the upcoming presidential elections in the USA, Biden said, “No administration has helped Israel more than me. None, none, none and I think Bibi should remember that. “As for whether he is trying to influence the elections, I don’t know, but I don’t care about that,” he said.
“THEY WILL NOT MAKE A DECISION IMMEDIATELY”
Biden said he would talk to Netanyahu when it is decided how Israel will respond to Iran and said, “They will not make a decision right away. “So we will wait to see when they want to talk.”
When a reporter suggested that the US President did not influence Israel, Biden stated that he rejected this and said, “I receive regular information and my team is in constant contact with their Israeli counterparts.”
Emphasizing that the ceasefire plan in the Gaza Strip that he presented in May was stuck in the air, Biden said, “What I know is that the plan I put together has the support of the United Nations Security Council and the vast majority of our allies around the world and is a way to end this.”
Stating that Israel has the right to respond to attacks from Iran, Hezbollah and the Houthis, Biden said, “But the truth is that they need to be much more careful about civilian casualties.”
“THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WE DO”
Noting that the issue of sanctions against Iran was discussed, Biden touched on what could be done to prevent an all-out war in the Middle East and said, “There are a lot of things we have done. The most important thing we can do is bring the rest of the world, our allies, together to suppress this. “But this is difficult to do if you have irrational proxies like Hezbollah and the Houthis.”
HE LEFT THE DOOR OPEN
Biden left the door open to Israel’s attack and oil prices increased by over 4 percent.
Source: UAV