{"id":109568,"date":"2024-10-02T15:45:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T08:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109568"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:45:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T08:45:46","slug":"us-helped-israel-shoot-down-iran-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109568","title":{"rendered":"US helped Israel shoot down Iran missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The US fired about a dozen interceptors at Tuesday&#8217;s  barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Israel, the Pentagon says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">US President Joe Biden said the US &#8220;actively&#8221; supported Israel&#8217;s defence at his direction. He said he had spent the morning in the Situation Room &#8211; the White House hub for handling serious national security issues.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Israeli military said about 180 missiles were fired at Israel, most of which were intercepted. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has defended the attack, calling it a &#8220;decisive&#8221; response &#8220;in defence of Iranian interests and citizens&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In a Pentagon press briefing on Tuesday, Maj Gen Patrick Ryder said two US Navy destroyers fired the interceptors at the missiles, which the US believed were all launched from Iran.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He did not confirm whether they hit any of the Iranian missiles used in the attack &#8211; adding that this information was yet to be determined.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Iran launched around 180 missiles towards Israel, the Israeli military said. That would make it slightly larger than a barrage in April when Tehran launched about 110 ballistic missiles and 30 cruise missiles fired towards Israel.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Maj Gen Ryder added that the Pentagon was not aware of any warning for the attack.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">President Biden said the US was &#8220;fully supportive&#8221; of Israel after Wednesday&#8217;s assault.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Today, at my direction, the United States military actively supported the defence of Israel, and we&#8217;re still assessing the impact,&#8221; he said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;But based on what we know now, the attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective. And this is testament to the Israeli military capability and the US military.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Asked by reporters what the response towards Iran would be, Biden said: &#8220;That&#8217;s in active discussion right now. That remains to be seen.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He said he would be talking to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his message &#8220;would depend on what we finally conclude is needed&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The region is now well into a further sharp cycle of escalation, precisely the scenario Biden has spent months trying to avert &#8211; attempting to stem the Gaza war engulfing the rest of the region, while keeping up an almost continuous supply of arms to Israel.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Earlier, White House national security spokesman Jake Sullivan described Iran&#8217;s attack as a &#8220;significant escalation&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He told reporters: &#8220;We have made clear that there will be consequences, severe consequences, for this attack, and we will work with Israel to make that the case.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Mr Sullivan did not specify what such consequences might be, but he did not urge restraint by Israel as the US did after April&#8217;s attack by Iran.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">US state department spokesman Matthew Miller said Washington had attempted to use both deterrence and diplomacy to de-escalate the region.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Pressed by the BBC on whether it was still taking this approach when working with the Israelis on the response to Iran, he said of course &#8211; they were always using both deterrence and diplomacy.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Iran&#8217;s armed forces warned against any direct military intervention in support of Israel.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that the attacks were in response to Israel&#8217;s killing of a top IRGC commander and leaders of Iran-backed militias in the region.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It mentioned the killings of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and IRGC commander Abbas Nilforoshan in Lebanon last weekend.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It also referred to the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">While Israel has not admitted involvement in Haniyeh&#8217;s death, it is widely believed to be responsible.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/clyv0ne41pzo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US fired about a dozen interceptors at Tuesday&#8217;s barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Israel, the Pentagon says. 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