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Iran launched a war into Israel, so to say that the Israelis who are defending themselves and our hostages shouldn't attack sites in Iran that could kill them – especially when you're the one who gave Iran $7 billion as a commander in chief and then allowed them to acquire nuclear materials – is wildly political."
Former deputy director of national intelligence Kash Patel, who served under Trump, said this week I mean, to make the statement, ‘Please leave their nuclear alone.' I would tell you that that’s not the right answer. That was the craziest answer because, you know what? Soon, they’re going to have nuclear weapons. And then you’re going to have problems."
They have a right to respond, but they should respond proportionally." ... The answer is no."
He was responding to comments from President Joe Biden who, while referring to Israel, said ... Asked whether this could include strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities the president responded They asked him, what do you think about Iran, would you hit Iran? And he goes, ‘As long as they don’t hit the nuclear stuff.’ That’s the thing you want to hit, right
When they asked him that question, the answer should have been, hit the nuclear first, and worry about the rest later,
The answer is no.”
Mr Biden was asked on Wednesday – a day after Iran fired more than 180 missiles at Israel – whether he would support strikes against Iranian nuclear sites and said Isn't that what you're supposed to hit? I mean, it's the biggest risk we have, nuclear weapons. If they're going to do it, they're going to do it. But we'll find out whatever their plans are,
We hope and expect to see some wisdom as well as strength, but as you guys know, no guarantees,
I think he's got that one wrong,
Trump said Friday, in response to a participant's question about the issue We'll be discussing with the Israelis what they're going to do,
That put the oil markets into a tailspin, even if we are talking to them about it. It's not something you muse about publicly,
said former Trump deputy national security advisor Victoria Coates Iran launched a war into Israel,
said former deputy director of national intelligence Kash Patel Fact check: In 2020, Iran fired ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in retaliation for the Soleimani assassination. 110 U.S. service members sustained traumatic brain injuries. Many administration officials remain on an Iranian hit list today,
former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said We will act. Iran will soon feel the consequences of their actions. The response will be painful,
Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters So just so you understand, there was nobody ever tougher on Iraq, ... When you say not tough, they had no money. They had no money for Hamas. They had no money for Hezbollah. And when we hit them, they hit us. And they called us, and they said, ‘We’re going to shoot at your fort, but we’re not going to hit it.'
Trump continued, saying ‘Iraq’ instead of ‘Iran The idea of telling Israel what targets to strike ignores reality,
The JCPOA, which was called the ‘Iran nuclear deal’ for a reason. It was never intended to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon. It literally gave them one on a timeline,
It really seems to me that after the Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] left Washington in July, after that visit, some factor, or combination of factors, really changed his calculus,
These oil refineries need to be hit and hit hard because that is the source of cash for the regime,
U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said in a statement I think that the targets that will be selected, will be meticulously, very carefully selected,
said Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence official and a negotiator during the Palestinian intifadas, or uprisings, of the 1980s and 2000s