U.S. President Joe Biden returned to Washington on Saturday to consult with his national security team as Iran launched a retaliatory drone and missile attack on Israel.
\nBiden cut his weekend trip to Delaware short to monitor developments and meet with Cabinet members and other top U.S. officials, the White House said.
\nIran on Saturday launched dozens of drones at Israel that will take hours to reach their targets, Israel\u2019s military said, an attack that may trigger a major escalation between the regional archenemies, with the United States pledging to back Israel.
\n\u201cPresident Biden has been clear: our support for Israel\u2019s security is ironclad. The United States will stand with the people of Israel and support their defense against these threats from Iran,\u201d White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement after the Iran attack began.
\nBiden was being regularly updated on the airborne attack and planned to meet with his national security team in the White House, she said.
\nTehran has vowed to retaliate for Israel\u2019s attack on Iran\u2019s embassy compound last week in Damascus that killed a senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps\u2019 overseas Quds Force and six other officers.
\nEarlier on Saturday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to discuss \u201curgent regional threats,\u201d the Pentagon said, and reiterated full U.S. support for Israel against attacks by Iran and its proxies.
\nJake Sullivan, Biden\u2019s national security adviser, relayed a similar message of U.S. support to his own Israeli counterpart, Tzachi Hanegbi, he said in a post on X.
\nIsrael subsequently put its military on full alert and canceled all educational and other youth activities.
\nOn Friday, Biden warned Iran against retaliation even while predicting the attack may be imminent. \u201cWe are devoted to the defense of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed,\u201d he said.
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