On Friday, the US president said he expected Iran to attack Israel “soon”.
He then addressed Tehran: “Don’t do it!”, he urged.
Iran has vowed to retaliate after a deadly April 1 strike against its consulate in Damascus, an operation it blames on Israel.
Joe Biden said this Friday, April 12, that he expected Iran to pass “Soon” to action, in response to a question about Iranian threats of retaliation against Israel, and called on Tehran not to attack.
“I don’t want to give away confidential information but I expect it will be soon”said the American president, who also responded to a question about the message he wanted to send to Tehran: “Don’t do it !” “We will help Israel defend itself and Iran will fail”he said again.
The United States announced Friday it was sending reinforcements to the Middle East as Israel is on alert for a possible Iranian attack.
Iran has vowed to retaliate after a deadly April 1 strike against its consulate in Damascus, an operation it blames on Israel.