The U.S. 'should assist our ally in intercepting those strikes,' one House Democrat said.
The attack, launched directly from Iran ian soil, represents an unprecedented escalation in what had previously been a proxy war between the two nations, Axios' Barak RavidA Biden administration spokesperson said the U.S. "will stand with the people of Israel and support their defense against these threats from Iran .
Rep. Mike Lawler , in a statement, called for the administration to "take concrete steps to support Israel," including "immediate U.S. action to back any Israeli response." Rep. Ritchie Torres , one of the most staunchly pro-Israel Democrats in Congress, told Axios the U.S. "should assist our ally in intercepting those strikes."for Biden to "launch aggressive retaliatory strikes on Iran."Lawler and other GOP lawmakers called for the House to try again to pass a stand-alone military aid package for Israel, as well asDemocrats called for the House to pass the Senate's $95 billion Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan aid package.
Whether that calls for a direct U.S. response, he said, remains to be seen "until we know the gravity and targets of the attack."Share on linkedin
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