In private calls and public moves, President Joe Biden and his aides are pointing to reasons to look for an off-ramp.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on October 18, 2023. Biden wants to avoid any battle that could drag in U.S. troops, and he’s made that clear to Netanyahu. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Biden administration’s main message for Israel following Iran’s aerial assault comes down to this: Stop and think.
To lend their arguments some weight, U.S. military forces helped Israel defend itself by knocking down dozens of the 300 missiles and drones Iran and its proxy militias hurled toward Israel. Overall, Israel suffered very few hits. Biden did not mention the differences he and Netanyahu have on the war in Gaza in his Saturday night statement on the Iran attacks. He also didn’t mention the frustrations some U.S. officials feel about the fact that, in targeting Iran’s military officers, Israel struck what Iran said was a diplomatic facility — a highly unusual breach of international norms.
Biden further spoke Sunday with fellow G7 leaders to coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran. It was a sign that the U.S. would prefer the next moves to involve sanctions or other non-military action, including potentially seeing some European countries designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
In a call after Iran launched the attack, Biden told Netanyahu that the U.S. would not join an offensive counter-strike on Iran, though he did not say the U.S. would oppose it, according to two of the people.
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