Biden leaves door open to Israel striking Iran's oil reserves, but says no counterstrike planned for today

 

President Joe Biden speaks to the press as he prepares to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on October 3, in Washington, D.C. 

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US President Joe Biden fielded questions on the ongoing Middle East conflict before departing the White House for Florida and Georgia Thursday.

Asked if he would support Israel striking Iran’s oil reserves in retaliation for the massive Tuesday missile strike against Israel, Biden left the door open, telling reporters, “We’re in discussions of that” but “there’s nothing going to happen today; we’ll talk about that later.”

Yesterday, Biden made clear he does not support an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites.

The president declined to outline what sanctions the US is considering against Iran, telling one reporter, “I’ll tell them before I tell you.”

He added that there was no update to share on the hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza.