2024-10-02
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in response to the assassinations of leaders of hamas and hezbollah, iran launched a large-scale attack on israel on the evening of october 1, local time. u.s. president biden and vice president harris responded.
according to the british broadcasting corporation (bbc), us president biden said that the united states "completely, completely, completely supports" israel.
he said that under his direction, the u.s. military "actively supported israel's defense" during the airstrikes.
he said that based on current information, the iranian attack appeared to be "failed and ineffective."
u.s. vice president harris also said she watched the attack in real time from the white house situation room and described iran as a "destabilizing force" in the middle east.
she said she fully supported biden's decision to order u.s. navy warships to shoot down iranian missiles in the mediterranean, an attack that israel appeared to have defeated with u.s. help.
harris added that her commitment to israel's security is unwavering and that the united states will not hesitate to take any action necessary to defend u.s. forces and interests against iran and iranian-backed terrorists.
on october 1, local time, iran’s islamic revolutionary guard corps issued a statement on the military operation that night.
the statement stated that "after a long period of self-restraint", iran carried out this defense after the assassination of haniyeh, the leader of the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas), in order to respond to the assassination of haniyeh, the leader of the lebanese islamic resistance movement (hamas), and nasdaq, the leader of the lebanese hezbollah movement. sirullah and senior revolutionary guard generals were killed by israel, and iran launched dozens of missiles at israel.
iran warned that israel would be "devastated" if it counterattacked iran's legitimate defense.
the united states said iran launched approximately 200 missiles.