Biden Discourages Israel From Attacking Iran’s Oil Fields
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President Joe Biden sought to discourage Israel from attacking Iran’s oil fields, as the US looks to shape Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to a ballistic-missile barrage and keep the region from descending into all-out war.
Biden, addressing reporters at the White House, acknowledged that Israel would respond in some fashion, as Netanyahu vowed to do soon after Iran fired about 200 missiles at Israeli targets on Tuesday. But he’s also sought to keep the prime minister from going too far, discouraging a strike on oil facilities and previously saying Israel shouldn’t strike Iran’s nuclear facilities either.