Following a significant missile and drone attack by Iran against Israel, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby highlighted the U.S. stance on the situation. Kirby praised Israel's ability to intercept 99% of the attacks, describing it as an 'incredible military achievement'. He reiterated that the decision on how to respond to the Iranian aggression rests solely with Israel. Kirby also emphasized that the U.S. does not seek to escalate the situation or engage in a wider war in the Middle East. President Joe Biden has communicated this position to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, affirming continued U.S. support without pushing for any specific course of action. Kirby also labeled Iran's attack as an 'embarrassing failure' and reiterated Biden's private and public desire to avoid a regional war.
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🛑 John Kirby: Biden made clear- privately & publicly- that he doesn’t want to see the war in Gaza escalate & turn into a regional war. He is certainly not looking for a war with Iran & I am confident that Netanyahu is aware of US’ concerns. https://t.co/nqg8T7yvKX
🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇱 NOW: White House's John Kirby says the Biden admin is not making any suggestions or pressuring the Israeli government at all on how to respond to Iran's retaliatory attacks "This is an Israeli decision to make — whether and how they’ll respond to what Iran did on… https://t.co/jZa7PEkAfp
🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇱 NOW: White House's John Kirby says the Biden admin is letting Israel decide how to respond to Iran's retaliatory attacks "This is an Israeli decision to make — whether and how they’ll respond to what Iran did on Saturday,” https://t.co/izzYUXdH6i
White House spokesman John Kirby says the U.S. isn’t involved in the Israeli decision making regarding a response against Iran, per Axios. “The Israeli government will make its own decision regarding if and how to respond”, Kirby said.
John Kirby says Iran’s attack against Israel was “an embarrassing failure for the supreme leader and for the IRGC.”
John Kirby says Iran’s missile and drone attack against Israel was “an embarrassing failure for the supreme leader and for the IRGC.”
John Kirby: "Iran utterly failed" https://t.co/531OC1eWRd
White House spokesman John Kirby: We are not involved in Israel's decision-making process regarding a response against Iran. The Israeli government will decide for itself whether and how to respond. https://t.co/s2YUTjaFyU
"This is an Israeli decision to make — whether and how they’ll respond to what Iran did on Saturday,” John Kirby told ABC News' @MaryKBruce after Iran’s retaliatory strike against Israel. “We are not involved in their decision-making process.” https://t.co/ud3eX7MqBM https://t.co/wbPH5higC6
BREAKING: White House spokesman John Kirby says the U.S. isn’t involved in the Israeli decision making regarding a response against Iran. “The Israeli government will make its own decision regarding if and how to respond”, Kirby said
John Kirby taking issue with reports suggesting Iran planned for its Saturday strikes against Israel to "fail"... says Iran "clearly" sought to cause significant destruction and chaos
"We don't want to see this conflict further escalated - we don't want to see a wider regional war." @StateDeptSpox says the US is "committed to deescalation" in the Middle East following Iran's attack on Israel. Live: https://t.co/e0RnBaZkXD 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and YouTube https://t.co/qwr2wUxwem
John Kirby, US National Security Council coordinator, says Iran failed in its attack against Israel over the weekend. He says President Joe Biden sees this was a "huge success" for Israel https://t.co/3MK7HCBKsS https://t.co/DLVkgfHrzK
It's up to Israeli officials to decide on any response to Iran's attack over the weekend, but they should keep in mind Israel’s "incredible military achievement" in shooting down 99% of the drones and missiles, White House NSC spokesperson John Kirby said Monday morning. - NBC
ICYMI: Israel’s interception of most of Iran’s massive drone and missile attacks was “an incredible military achievement,” National Security Council communications adviser John Kirby said Sunday. https://t.co/ZAsAk29UTq
The United States does not want an escalation of the crisis in the Middle East, a top White House official said, after Israel repelled an unprecedented attack from Iran. Follow updates: https://t.co/irEpl9PxBg https://t.co/KTF0EKLdn6
The United States does not want to go to war with #Iran, a White House national security spokesman said on Sunday. #US https://t.co/Z8tmvMEnBD https://t.co/EReiq5NSWy https://t.co/fFGQk8iM86
The US administration does not want to expand the conflict with Iran , White House adviser John Kirby said on Sunday. "President Biden has been clear. We don't want the situation to escalate. We don't want a larger war with Iran," The Hill quoted him as saying https://t.co/3lGq4biuPB
Israel’s interception of most of Iran’s massive drone and missile attacks was “an incredible military achievement,” National Security Council communications adviser John Kirby declared. https://t.co/ZAsAk29UTq
The United States does not want to see an escalation of the crisis in the Middle East, a top White House official says after Israel repelled a massive missile and drone attack from #Iran. https://t.co/SnKJXLothU
US does not want wider war with Iran, seeks de-escalation in Middle East crisis, White House says https://t.co/4XqmJyuYlO
John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, said the decision of how to respond to Iran’s attack would be up to Israel but stressed that President Biden has been striving to prevent “a broader regional war.” (WaPo)
White House National Security spokesman John Kirby told @MeetThePress that the US isn’t seeking “a wider war in the region” after it assisted Israel to defend itself against Iran’s attack yesterday evening. “We don’t seek an escalation,” Kirby said, but added that Biden told…
Coordinator for the U.S. National Security Council, John Kirby stated today that any Response to last night’s Large-Scale Iranian Attack against Israel will have to be decided by the Israeli Government, with him Reiterating that U. S. President Biden does not want the Situation… https://t.co/CxTHCUwkr7
DEVELOPING | The United States does not want to see an escalation of the crisis in the Middle East, a top White House official said Sunday after Israel repelled a massive missile and drone attack from Iran. https://t.co/V9DbbD7MfC
Kirby after Iranian attack: US doesn’t seek wider war in the Middle East White House National Security spokesman John Kirby says “We don’t seek an escalation,” but adds that Joe Biden told Prime Minister Netanyahu during their call last night that the US will continue to… https://t.co/uM3T8A3M7K
White House NSC spokesman John Kirby when asked by ABC News about a response from Israel to Iran’s attack last night: "I won't speak for the Israelis. It's going to be up to them to decide whether and how they'll respond to this. They showed last night, an incredible military…
White House NSC spokesman John Kirby to ABC News on Iran’s attack last night: "I won't speak for the Israelis. It's going to be up to them to decide whether and how they'll respond to this. They showed last night, an incredible military capability on their own, but certainly in…
White House national security communications adviser John Kirby applauded Israel’s ability to intercept most of Iran’s missile attacks over the weekend, calling it “an incredible military achievement.” https://t.co/hmFiTWffPx