Biden condemns Iran’s attacks in ‘strongest possible terms’

President Joe Biden during a statement Saturday night said he condemns “these attacks in the strongest possible terms” against Israel.

“At my direction, to support the defense of Israel, the U.S. military moved aircraft and ballistic missile defense destroyers to the region over the course of the past week.  Thanks to these deployments and the extraordinary skill of our servicemembers, we helped Israel take down nearly all of the incoming drones and missiles,” Biden said.

Biden said that his conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed an “ironclad commitment to the security of Israel. I told him that Israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity to defend against and defeat even unprecedented attacks – sending a clear message to its foes that they cannot effectively threaten the security of Israel.”

Biden said he plans to persuade G7 leaders to coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran’s brazen attack.  

“My team will engage with their counterparts across the region. And we will stay in close touch with Israel’s leaders.  And while we have not seen attacks on our forces or facilities today, we will remain vigilant to all threats and will not hesitate to take all necessary action to protect our people.”