The US considers attacks against Iran as Israeli self-defense

The US views Israel’s attack on Iran on Saturday night as an exercise of self-defense.

This is according to the spokesperson for the US National Security Council, Sean Savett, according to the American media CNN in a statement.

– We are aware that Israel carries out targeted attacks against military targets in Iran as an exercise of self-defense and in response to Iran’s attack with ballistic missiles against Israel on 1 October, he says.

Savett also emphasizes that the US did not participate in the attack in any way.

According to an unnamed source with knowledge of the process, Israel had informed the US presidential office, the White House, in advance that the country would attack Iran.

According to sources, it happened shortly before the attack began.

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, is in his home in the city of Wilmington in the state of Delaware during the night of Saturday Danish time. And for now, there are no plans for a meeting in the so-called “Situation Room” in the White House, writes CNN.

Here, the president and his security advisers can gather for intelligence on a given security policy matter.

However, Biden has been briefed on the attack and is following developments closely, says the White House, according to the media.

The country’s vice-president, Kamala Harris, who is the Democratic presidential candidate in the upcoming US election, has also been briefed on the attacks. This is written by Reuters.

Israel’s military confirmed on Saturday night that it is carrying out strikes against “military targets” in Iran. It is happening, according to the country, in response to “several months of persistent attacks” against Israel from Iran.

However, the exact extent of the night’s attack is not yet clear.

It is also not known exactly where they took place. In Iranian state media, it has been said that explosions could be heard in Iran’s capital, Tehran, and in the city of Karaj, which is located near Tehran.

The United States is Israel’s most important ally, and the Americans have historically been responsible for a large part of the arms deliveries to Israel.

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