US President Joe Biden said today that he would not support any Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities in response to Iran's missile attack on the Jewish state and called on Israel to respond "proportionately" of its regional enemy, Reuters reported.
Biden's remarks come a day after Iran fired more than 180 missiles at Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran will pay for the attack.
"We will discuss with Israel what to do, and all the G7 countries agree that it has the right to respond, but it must respond proportionately,", Biden told reporters before leaving for South Carolina.
Some analysts say Israel's response will be more massive than the previous Iranian missile attack in April, hinting that Iranian nuclear and oil facilities could be targeted this time. Other experts believe that the US will try to pressure Israel not to resort to such an extreme response in order to avoid a regional war.
Asked if he would support Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, as Israel has long threatened to do, Biden told reporters: "My answer is NO.
Biden said additional sanctions would be imposed on Iran and that he would speak to Netanyahu about it soon.