US Vows More Mideast Strikes While Trying to Avert Wider War
- NSA Sullivan vows ‘sustained’ but not ‘open-ended’ campaign
- ‘Yes,’ Biden says, when asked if US airstrikes are working
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The US vowed more strikes against Iran’s forces and its proxies in the Middle East after three straight days of punishing attacks, even as Washington insisted it won’t be pulled into a prolonged regional conflict.
“We will respond forcefully, and we will respond in a sustained way,” White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on CBS. Even so, he said, President Joe Biden doesn’t see US actions in the last three days as “some open-ended military campaign.”