‘US will be responsible...,’ Iran irked as Biden says he is aware of Israeli response to Oct 1 attacks
Outgoing US President Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden on Friday (Oct 18) signalled that he is aware of Israel’s expected response to the Oct 1 missile attack by Iran but refused to provide any details.
Biden was speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (BER) in Schoenefeld in Germany. When asked whether he had any information about Israel’s retaliatory strikes, the US leader said, "Yes and yes."
When pressed by reporters to share more information, Biden uttered, “No and no.”
Iran had fired more than 150 missiles on Israel on Oct 1 in what Tehran said was a response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah by Israel in Beirut, and the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Also read:West Asia crisis: Hezbollah to escalate war with Israel after killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Following the attacks, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed to launch retaliatory strikes, raising concerns about potential expansion of the conflict in West Asia.
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However, Netanyahu is believed to have assured Biden that Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) won’t target Iranian oil and nuclear sites in its response but only military targets.
Tehran issued warning to US
Following Biden’s comments on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has now issued warning, saying the US would be held responsible for losses that Iran might incur during such an Israeli attack.
Taking to X, Araghchi wrote that anyone with knowledge of or involvement in facilitating such an attack by Israel would bear responsibility for any potential consequences in Iran.
Earlier on Friday, Biden said he saw an opportunity to end the conflict in West Asia ‘for a while.’
"There's an opportunity in my view and my colleagues agree that we can probably deal with Israel and Iran in a way that ends the conflict for a while. That ends the conflict, in other words, that stops the back and forth," Biden said.
Biden acknowledged that reaching a peace deal in Lebanon was still a possibility but would be much harder in Gaza.
(With inputs from agencies)