The Israelis are determined with this momentum to break with what the Iranians and the axis of resistance called the ring of fire,
We'll be discussing with the Israelis what they're going to do, but they — every — all seven of us [G7 leaders] agree that they have a right to respond, but they should respond in proportion,
And yes, it could provide an avenue, a pathway, for the United States to get into this war,
The key drivers of events in the Middle East today are the players that are engaged in these combat operations,
That could mean attacking oil-producing facilities in Saudi Arabia,
We fight the axis of evil everywhere,
If they rid the region of their presence, no doubt these conflicts, wars and clashes will completely go away,
It is further destabilizing action by this terrorist regime in the region, putting civilians at risk, running the risk of a wider war,
We have the capabilities to reach and strike any point in the Middle East”, a reality that Israel’s enemies would “soon understand”.
The Iranian regime will be held responsible for its actions,
It is a widely held assumption that Netanyahu’s preference, across years in government, has been to bring the US into a direct military confrontation with Iran, and that now appears to be closer to fruition than ever,
I think Israel’s impressive successes, both in the military field and in the intelligence arena in the past few weeks have enticed some in the Biden administration, who were advising cautiousness before, to consider options of going for the jugular now and continuing to further weaken Iran and its allies in the region, or even potentially targeting Iran’s nuclear programme.”
I think we tried to underscore our support for some of the actions that Israel has taken. I think we have real wariness about a extended or substantial ground set of operations in Lebanon,
I think we recognize, as important as a response of some kind should be, there is a recognition that the region is really balancing on a knife's edge, and real concerns about a even broader escalation or a continuing one, not just simply an exchange of sort of isolated salvos, but of more sustained hostility, which could imperil not just Israel, but our strategic interests as well,
After the Iranian missile attack against Israel there is no questioning anymore the basic understanding that Iran is the greatest generator of terror and death in the Middle East. Until now, Israel has been playing a whack-a-mole game with Iran’s proxies – fighting Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and others,
This is a war between Israel and Iran which began as a direct war on April 14. The war is a twilight struggle between a nation run by a tyranny that seeks to extinguish the other. Either Iran or Israel, but not both, will emerge from this war not only as victor but survivor."
With Iran again attacking Israel directly, the time has come to take the fight directly to Iran. The ayatollahs there need to be made to pay a price."
After an unprecedented Iranian attack, we are in a regional war."
Israel's recent military actions signal a departure from the more restrained posture observed in April, when the nation's defense capabilities against missile threats were deemed a victory. The recent strategic strikes in Lebanon underscore Israel's heightened efforts to neutralize enduring existential threats."
Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it. The regime in Iran does not understand our determination to defend ourselves and our determination to retaliate against our enemies … They will understand.”