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all with cunard's "white-star" service. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" d america. d house republicans unveiled a long-awaited foreign aid package, splitting up bills on funding for ukraine, israel, and more. western allies push israel for a restrained response to uranian attacks -- iranian attacks. the need for better air defenses in ukraine. ♪ welcome to world news america. the speaker of the republican led house of representatives has released the final details -- long-awaited details of a foreign aid bill. he had delayed bringing this to the house for months. his new proposed package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills. $26 billion in support for israel and a billion dollars for taiwan and other u.s. allies in the indo pacific region. we will get the republican perspective in a while. but first let's speak with a democratic
all with cunard's "white-star" service. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" d america. d house republicans unveiled a long-awaited foreign aid package, splitting up bills on funding for ukraine, israel, and more. western allies push israel for a restrained response to uranian attacks -- iranian attacks. the need for...
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the white house has said it will impose new sanctions targeting iran's missile and drone program. and eu foreign policy chief josep borrell said the bloc was working on it after a number of eu nations requested a tough response. we will have more on what impact those sanctions might have shortly, but first, lucy williamson, reports from jerusalem on what israel is considering as a response. israel's prime minister is weighing up the risks of another war before he's finished the existing one. today, he told new army recruits that operations in gaza were just one part of a wider conflict. translation: it's part of a bigger system. - you can see it. iran stands behind hamas, behind hezbollah, behind others. but we are determined to win there and defend ourselves in all arenas. new footage released by the army shows the moment the military focus here changed. the first interceptions of iranian missiles ordered from this control room. israel's ongoing conflicts with iranian—backed groups have been pushed into the shadows by a direct attack from tehran. how israel responds could take
the white house has said it will impose new sanctions targeting iran's missile and drone program. and eu foreign policy chief josep borrell said the bloc was working on it after a number of eu nations requested a tough response. we will have more on what impact those sanctions might have shortly, but first, lucy williamson, reports from jerusalem on what israel is considering as a response. israel's prime minister is weighing up the risks of another war before he's finished the existing one....
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we start in the middle east, where white house national security advisorjake sullivan has confirmed that the united states will impose new sanctions on iran in the coming days. the announcement comes after the iranian attack on israel last saturday, with more than 300 drones and missiles launched. according to the israeli defence forces, 99% of them were intercepted by israel's aerial defense system and its partners. well, iran says the attack was retaliation for a deadly strike on its consulate in the syrian capital damascus on i april. that attack killed a top iranian commander, alongside six others — including civilians. the us has vowed that its support for israel is ironclad but has urged restraint in its response. a senior us official says israel is not sharing its targeting of iran with washington, so the biden administration does not know how or when israeli retaliation will take place. though some officials expect it to be a limited strike inside the country. uk prime minister rishi sunak has used a telephone call with israel's benjamin netanyahu to appeal for "calm heads," af
we start in the middle east, where white house national security advisorjake sullivan has confirmed that the united states will impose new sanctions on iran in the coming days. the announcement comes after the iranian attack on israel last saturday, with more than 300 drones and missiles launched. according to the israeli defence forces, 99% of them were intercepted by israel's aerial defense system and its partners. well, iran says the attack was retaliation for a deadly strike on its...
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were donald trump to be convicted, how could that potentially affect his run for the white house? nada: that's absolutely the big question and one that will be analyzed and dissected for years. but in the moment, what we have is pollingo suggest how that might impact the election. recent polls show independe nts, slightly less than half, would be turned off from voting for donald trump if he is a convicted felon. that is just recent polling. many will be watching see if that shifts. with such a narrow gap between donald trump and president biden, with em to in polling ahead of the election, really every vote does count. we have seen donald trump's campaign trying to turn his legal troubles into a benefit, fundraising off of it. how it affects people in the ballot box if he is convicted, that will be something many will be closely watching. helena: nada tawfik, as always great to talk to you. in washington the u.s. supreme court appeared divided over a case which could impact hundreds of prosecutions related to the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol, including some charges levied
were donald trump to be convicted, how could that potentially affect his run for the white house? nada: that's absolutely the big question and one that will be analyzed and dissected for years. but in the moment, what we have is pollingo suggest how that might impact the election. recent polls show independe nts, slightly less than half, would be turned off from voting for donald trump if he is a convicted felon. that is just recent polling. many will be watching see if that shifts. with such a...
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this is all coming from the biden white house cos the guy can't put two sentences together. he can't campaign. he's using this in order to try and win an election. and it's not working that way. it's working the opposite way. so check that out. legal expense. it's called legal expense. that's what you're supposed to call it. nobody�*s ever seen it. nobody has ever seen anything like it. so thank you very much for coming. i am now going to sit down. the voters understand it. all you have to do is look at the polls. this is a trial and the judge should recuse themselves. thank you very much. donald trump there arriving at court. we have a live page on the bbc website, by the way, they will be keeping that up—to—date with all of the latest developments from manhattan. the number of people out of work in the uk has risen. figures from the office for national statistics show the unemployment rate was 4.2% between december and february, up slightly in the previous three months. but the number ofjob vacancies is still high. there's been a rise in the number of people who are
this is all coming from the biden white house cos the guy can't put two sentences together. he can't campaign. he's using this in order to try and win an election. and it's not working that way. it's working the opposite way. so check that out. legal expense. it's called legal expense. that's what you're supposed to call it. nobody�*s ever seen it. nobody has ever seen anything like it. so thank you very much for coming. i am now going to sit down. the voters understand it. all you have to do...
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the white house has described iran's attack on israel as a spectacular and embarrassing failure. our chief international correspondent can give us more on developments. tera international correspondent can give us more on developments. two days after the skies _ us more on developments. two days after the skies over _ us more on developments. two days after the skies over israel— us more on developments. two days after the skies over israel were - after the skies over israel were filled by iranian cruise and ballistic missiles as well as suicide drones, israel is making it absolutely clear that it will hit back. the question is, how and when? what seems clear now is it will take many forms. this morning israel's foreign minister has said he is leading a political war against iran. he has written to dozens of countries urging them to sanction iran's revolutionary guard in order to isolate iran. we've also heard from the military officials as well. yesterday the israeli chief of staff visited an airbase which was struck by several iranian missiles. israel says it has suffered lim
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the white house has described iran's attack on israel over the weekend as a "spectacular and embarrassing failure". our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet is injerusalem, from where she brought us more on the latest developments. two days after the skies over israel were filled by iranian cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as suicide drones, israel is are making it absolutely clear that it will hit back. the question still is how and when will it retaliate? and what seems clear now is it will, at least it hopes, take many forms. this morning, israel's foreign minister, israel katz, has said he is now leading a political waragainst iran. he has written to dozens of countries urging them to sanction iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps, the irgc, in order to isolate iran. and also, we have heard from the military officials as well. yesterday, the the israeli chief of staff, herzi halevi, visited the geneva team air base, which was struck by several iranian missiles. israel says it's suffered limited damage, but he took that occasion to say that israel will respond. the w
the white house has described iran's attack on israel over the weekend as a "spectacular and embarrassing failure". our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet is injerusalem, from where she brought us more on the latest developments. two days after the skies over israel were filled by iranian cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as suicide drones, israel is are making it absolutely clear that it will hit back. the question still is how and when will it retaliate? and what...
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meanwhile, the white house has described iran's attack on israel over the weekend as a "spectacular and embarrassing failure." nearly all of the more than 300 missiles and drones were shot down. let us talk about what we know so far. with me now is said shehata from bbc arabic. talk to me first of all about the meeting, the second time in 24 the meeting, the second time in 2a hours the war cabinet has met. do we have any clarity on what can happen next? we what can happen next? no decision — what can happen next? no decision has _ what can happen next? fir? decision has been announced yet by the agreement within the cabinet is about the response, the military chief of staff said the reading attack will be better with a response, but the timing and the response, it will affect the escalation or the response because iranians have said what is done destructive consulate in damascus was a strategic mistake and what they have done, it was self defence. in that case, that is it. israel says it is damaging, so the attack on its soil, even if the damage was minimum, inside israel it looks lik
meanwhile, the white house has described iran's attack on israel over the weekend as a "spectacular and embarrassing failure." nearly all of the more than 300 missiles and drones were shot down. let us talk about what we know so far. with me now is said shehata from bbc arabic. talk to me first of all about the meeting, the second time in 24 the meeting, the second time in 2a hours the war cabinet has met. do we have any clarity on what can happen next? we what can happen next? no...
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house on monday -- at the white house on monday. the bilateral meeting comes after iraq was put squarely in the path of the iranian missiles fired at israel, some of them launched by iran's revolutionary guard. both urged restraint. mr. biden told the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, this weekend to think very carefully about israel's response. john kirby declined to give details on whether the u.s. would assist israel and retaliating -- in retaliating against iran, leaving the ball in israel's court. >> this is an israeli decision to make, whether or how they will respond to what iran did on saturday and we will leave it squarely on them. >>>> are you making suggestions? >> we are not involved in their decision-making process about a potential response. sumi: let's get more on the u.s. response from congressman mike turner. very good to have you back on "bbc news." >> thank you for having me. sumi: the pentagon today saying the u.s. does not seek conflict with iran. that's aosition reflected by the white house as well. h
house on monday -- at the white house on monday. the bilateral meeting comes after iraq was put squarely in the path of the iranian missiles fired at israel, some of them launched by iran's revolutionary guard. both urged restraint. mr. biden told the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, this weekend to think very carefully about israel's response. john kirby declined to give details on whether the u.s. would assist israel and retaliating -- in retaliating against iran, leaving the ball...
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the white house is very clear here that this is a decision for israel. we know that they are urging restraint on benjamin netanyahu, but they say they are not part of that planni process. they clearly expect something to happen and they would like that to be a restraint response, something that does not escalate further. the bottom line of course is the thing joe biden has been trying to avoid all along, escalation, has already happened. that road has already been crossed in terms of israel firing munitions and israel's -- and missiles at israel for the first time since 1979. they just do not want it to escalate any farther. it has caused a huge amount of problems for the biden administration, not least of all the deal they thought they were closing in on in terms of a cease-fire for gaza and the release of hostages and increasing amounts of aid. that is now on the back burner and hamas are not coming to the table on that at the moment. rajini: about a week or so ago, president biden was quite critical of benjamin netanyahu's approach to the ongoing conf
the white house is very clear here that this is a decision for israel. we know that they are urging restraint on benjamin netanyahu, but they say they are not part of that planni process. they clearly expect something to happen and they would like that to be a restraint response, something that does not escalate further. the bottom line of course is the thing joe biden has been trying to avoid all along, escalation, has already happened. that road has already been crossed in terms of israel...
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the us also says iran did not issue warnings to the white house about its timeframe for launching an attack. tonight, israel's military chief again said iran's actions will be met with a response. here, the prime minister told mps he is working urgently with the uk's allies to de—escalate tensions in the middle east, to prevent further bloodshed. in a moment, we'll have the latest from jerusalem and our international editorjeremy bowen will be here. but first, let's go live to westminster and to our deputy political editor, vicki young. and we heard more from rishi sunak about the raf�*s role in defending israel? that's right. after those dramatic scenes on saturday, this was the first chance for the house of commons debate and talk about what happened and to question the prime minister, particularly about the role of raf pilots. he praised their bravery, but what was interesting is that, unlike on other occasions, when the country has been involved in military activity, there has been no loud clamour for any in military activity, there has been no loud clamourfor any kind of ext
the us also says iran did not issue warnings to the white house about its timeframe for launching an attack. tonight, israel's military chief again said iran's actions will be met with a response. here, the prime minister told mps he is working urgently with the uk's allies to de—escalate tensions in the middle east, to prevent further bloodshed. in a moment, we'll have the latest from jerusalem and our international editorjeremy bowen will be here. but first, let's go live to westminster and...
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house. we have got a couple of months between now and then though, and we will see all sort happen in this court room, potentialjury election is supposed to starts this afternoon and with donald trump here every day of this case, there is bound to be pledge of things to talk about. n. , bound to be pledge of things to talk about. , ., ., many thanks, sarah smith there. the prime minister says he is working urgently with the uk's allies to de—escalate tensions in the middle east to prevent further bloodshed, following iran's attack on israel on saturday night. rishi sunak was making a statement to the house of commons. we want to see calmer heads prevail, and we are directing all our diplomatic efforts to that end. yesterday, i spoke to my fellow g7 leaders. we are united in our condemnation of this attack. we discussed further potential diplomatic measures which we will be working together to coordinate in the coming days. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young is at westminster and was w
house. we have got a couple of months between now and then though, and we will see all sort happen in this court room, potentialjury election is supposed to starts this afternoon and with donald trump here every day of this case, there is bound to be pledge of things to talk about. n. , bound to be pledge of things to talk about. , ., ., many thanks, sarah smith there. the prime minister says he is working urgently with the uk's allies to de—escalate tensions in the middle east to prevent...
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house and joe biden have a little more influence than perhaps they did two weeks or ten days ago, when israel allegedly hit that target in damascus, which seems to have been the initial spark for a run's attacks. also this week, i think this is another opportunity, and the administration sees it this way, to try and get that aid package to israel reunited in congress. it changes the weather somewhat in terms of the domestic political debate, and they will use this as an opportunity to put pressure on congressional republicans to cough up congressional republicans to cough up that money, notjust for israel, by the way, but for ukraine as well. 0k, by the way, but for ukraine as well. ok, gary, thank you very much. gary o'donoghue live for us in washington. there's been another mass stabbing in sydney. a bishop and several other people were attacked during an evening sermon which was being livestreamed online. meanwhile, there has been this tribute at the sydney opera house to the victims of the weekend attack at a shopping centre which left six people dead and a dozen injured. the assai
house and joe biden have a little more influence than perhaps they did two weeks or ten days ago, when israel allegedly hit that target in damascus, which seems to have been the initial spark for a run's attacks. also this week, i think this is another opportunity, and the administration sees it this way, to try and get that aid package to israel reunited in congress. it changes the weather somewhat in terms of the domestic political debate, and they will use this as an opportunity to put...
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house. breaking news here in the uk. 534 migrants cross the channel yesterday in ten bytes and that's the highest daily figure this year. it brings it to an increase of 28% from last year. if you will remember, the uk government is trying to reduce the number of boats crossing the channel illegally and is trying to introduce a measure to deport people to rwanda if they enter the country illegally. so, that number, the highest daily figure this year. the prime minister of singapore lee hsien loong has announced he'll step down next month. deputy prime minister and ministerfor finance lawrence wong will succeed him. in a statement on social media he asks "all singaporeans to give lawrence & his team your full support, & work with them to create a brighter future for singapore." mr loong has been prime minister for almost twenty years. it's understood he had planned his succession to happen earlier, but that was delayed due to the covid—19 pandemic. 2024 is the year of elections, with at leas
house. breaking news here in the uk. 534 migrants cross the channel yesterday in ten bytes and that's the highest daily figure this year. it brings it to an increase of 28% from last year. if you will remember, the uk government is trying to reduce the number of boats crossing the channel illegally and is trying to introduce a measure to deport people to rwanda if they enter the country illegally. so, that number, the highest daily figure this year. the prime minister of singapore lee hsien...
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house. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's get more on police in australia saying it's "obvious" that a man who fatally stabbed six people at a shopping centre in sydney was targeting women. five of the six victims were female. another 12 people, including a baby, were injured. 0ur sydney correspondent katy watson reports. across australia, flags are flying at half mast, honouring the victims of saturday's attack. the names of all of those who died have now been released. this was pikria darchia — originally from georgia, she spoke several languages. dawn singleton was a 25—year—old planning her imminent wedding. jade young was a 47—year—old architect, motherand member of a surf life—saving club. osteopath ashlee good died protecting her nine—month—old baby. police say the little girl has improved significantly, and could be on a regular hospital ward within days. yixuan cheng, a chinese student — her picture is yet to be released. and this was secur
house. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's get more on police in australia saying it's "obvious" that a man who fatally stabbed six people at a shopping centre in sydney was targeting women. five of the six victims were female. another 12 people, including a baby, were injured. 0ur sydney correspondent katy watson reports. across australia, flags are flying at half mast, honouring the victims of saturday's attack. the names of all of those who died have now...
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the word from the white house is "let's slow things down. think things through before a response." but within benjamin netanyahu's party, he would be under pressure for a strong response to this, so what do you think is likely to happen? i think that the israeli leadership is thinking things through and i hope, and i'm quite reassured, that lessons have been learned from how israel managed the situation in gaza, the war against hamas which was forced upon israel. where one of the difficulties was to present a coherent plan to the americans and to execute it in such a way that retained international and, it in such a way that retained internationaland, most international and, most importantly, us internationaland, most importantly, us support. i'm sure that those lessons have been learned and i think that this time what israel will do is first present a plan to the americans, get support and hopefully, and very importantly, also get regional support of arab countries that have been suffering iranian attacks and iranian bullying for decades, who also have an interest in changing the
the word from the white house is "let's slow things down. think things through before a response." but within benjamin netanyahu's party, he would be under pressure for a strong response to this, so what do you think is likely to happen? i think that the israeli leadership is thinking things through and i hope, and i'm quite reassured, that lessons have been learned from how israel managed the situation in gaza, the war against hamas which was forced upon israel. where one of the...
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we will talk about what it means for his bid for the white house. and in an exclusive interview with the bbc, sir salman rushdie speaks about the knife attack which almost ended his life. i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me. world leaders meeting in an emergency session at the un have warned that the middle east is on the brink — and that now is the time to de—escalate, after last night's attack on israel by iran. iran and iran—backed groups in iraq, syria and yemen launched an estimated 300 drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles towards israel. iran said it was responding to a strike earlier this month on its consulate in damascus that killed several iranian military commanders. us officials say thatjoe biden told the israeli prime minister to think carefully about his response after israel vowed to exact a price from iran at a time of its choosing. there has been an emergency meeting of the security council where it was said that it is vital to avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontation on multiple fronts in the
we will talk about what it means for his bid for the white house. and in an exclusive interview with the bbc, sir salman rushdie speaks about the knife attack which almost ended his life. i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me. world leaders meeting in an emergency session at the un have warned that the middle east is on the brink — and that now is the time to de—escalate, after last night's attack on israel by iran. iran and iran—backed groups in iraq, syria and yemen launched an...
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what do you | think it means for us support when we know there's been the warning from the white house saying they will not be part of the reprisal? i saying they will not be part of the reprisal?— the reprisal? i think that is the reprisal? i think that is the message _ the reprisal? i think that is the message that - the reprisal? i think that is the message that the - the reprisal? i think that is i the message that the united states is attempting to send, that we have got your back but we are putting parameters around what happens next. it's around what happens next. it's a nightmare scenario for washington if this escalates into a broader regional conflagration and i've said for the past couple of months we are already in a low boil regional war and the temperature has been ratcheted up temperature has been ratcheted up significantly and the last thing the biden administration wants is an all—out war in the middle east in an election year which would be a nightmare for joe biden and a lot of people would die, let's not lose track of the humanitarian piece. we are talking about
what do you | think it means for us support when we know there's been the warning from the white house saying they will not be part of the reprisal? i saying they will not be part of the reprisal?— the reprisal? i think that is the reprisal? i think that is the message _ the reprisal? i think that is the message that - the reprisal? i think that is the message that the - the reprisal? i think that is i the message that the united states is attempting to send, that we have got your back but we...
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house. joining me live from new york is former federal prosecutor for the southern district of new york sarah krissoff. always good to help you with us. we are in unprecedented territory here in terms of a former or current president facing criminal charges, but what you expect in the weeks ahead? i what you expect in the weeks ahead? ~' ., ahead? i think the former president _ ahead? i think the former president is _ ahead? i think the former president is going - ahead? i think the former president is going to i ahead? i think the former president is going to use | ahead? i think the former i president is going to use this as a campaign opportunity and i think this is the weakest case against him so he will have a lot to say about this case from the courthouse steps if he follows up on this promise to testify within the court room as well. ., ~' , testify within the court room as well. ., ,, , , ., as well. how likely is it do ou as well. how likely is it do you think _ as well. how likely
house. joining me live from new york is former federal prosecutor for the southern district of new york sarah krissoff. always good to help you with us. we are in unprecedented territory here in terms of a former or current president facing criminal charges, but what you expect in the weeks ahead? i what you expect in the weeks ahead? ~' ., ahead? i think the former president _ ahead? i think the former president is _ ahead? i think the former president is going - ahead? i think the former...
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the white house has said it doesn't want to see the crisis in the middle east escalate. a us security spokesman, john kirby, said washington was not seeking a wider war. meanwhile the un security council is meeting in urgent session to discuss the situation. there will be pressure at the unied nations for new sanctions on iran, but with russia and china taking a much more sympathetic approach to tehran, getting a unified position will not be easy. we will be keeping a close eye on that and go to it as soon as we hear from the un security council president. in fact, from the un security council president. infact, let's from the un security council president. in fact, let's listen and now. i president. in fact, let's listen and now. , , ., , ., now. i invite the representatives of the islamic — now. i invite the representatives of the islamic republic _ now. i invite the representatives of the islamic republic of _ now. i invite the representatives of the islamic republic of iran, - now. i invite the representatives of the islamic republic of iran, israel| the islamic re
the white house has said it doesn't want to see the crisis in the middle east escalate. a us security spokesman, john kirby, said washington was not seeking a wider war. meanwhile the un security council is meeting in urgent session to discuss the situation. there will be pressure at the unied nations for new sanctions on iran, but with russia and china taking a much more sympathetic approach to tehran, getting a unified position will not be easy. we will be keeping a close eye on that and go...
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the white house has said it doesn't want to see the crisis in the middle east escalate. a us security spokesman, john kirby, said washington was not seeking a wider war. a meeting of g7 leaders has "unanimously" condemned the iranian attack and called on both sides "to exercise restraint". the group said they stood "ready to take measures" in response to further destabilisation by iran. the israeli military has announced it will be calling up two reserve brigades for operations in gaza. this report from middle east corerspondent lucy williamson. radio chatter last night, for a few hours, israel lived in its skies — fighterjets battling waves of iranian drones and missiles fired at israeli targets. the middle east's most dangerous conflict, dropping its mask. from the ground, israel's air defences rose to meet threats by the dozen, a perilous display. watched from jerusalem. tel aviv. israel's defence minister called it one of the most dramatic nights israel had ever experienced. in iran, the launches were celebrated one after the other on national television. punishmen
the white house has said it doesn't want to see the crisis in the middle east escalate. a us security spokesman, john kirby, said washington was not seeking a wider war. a meeting of g7 leaders has "unanimously" condemned the iranian attack and called on both sides "to exercise restraint". the group said they stood "ready to take measures" in response to further destabilisation by iran. the israeli military has announced it will be calling up two reserve brigades...
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the white house urges israel not to strike back. whether and how the israelis will respond, that's going to be up to them. we understand that and respect that, but the president has been very clear, we don't seek a war with iran, we don't want escalation here, we will continue to help israel defend itself. and i'm lyse doucet injerusalem, on a night where israeli officials are saying that they will respond to iran's unprecedented attack, at a time and in a manner of their own choosing. in tehran — some supporters of the iranian government celebrate the attack. iran says it has no intention of further strikes, but threatens a heavier assault if israel launches reprisal. hello, i'm samantha simmonds — welcome to the programme. we start with the latest developments. the white house has said it doesn't want to see the crisis in the middle east escalate after iran carried out its first ever direct attack on israel. a us security spokesman, john kirby, said washington was not seeking a wider war. he told meet the press on nbc that it
the white house urges israel not to strike back. whether and how the israelis will respond, that's going to be up to them. we understand that and respect that, but the president has been very clear, we don't seek a war with iran, we don't want escalation here, we will continue to help israel defend itself. and i'm lyse doucet injerusalem, on a night where israeli officials are saying that they will respond to iran's unprecedented attack, at a time and in a manner of their own choosing. in...
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the white house urges israel not to strike back. whether and how the israelis will respond, that's going to be up to them. we understand that and respect that, but the president has been very clear, we don't seek a war with iran, we don't want escalation here, we will continue to help israel defend itself. and i am leased to set injerusalem, then against says israel will respond to in a time and manner of its choosing, we're still waiting to hear the decisions made in war cabinet. in tehran — some supporters of the iranian government celebrate the attack. iran says it has no intention of further strikes, but threatens a heavier assault, if israel launches reprisals. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. the white house has said it doesn't want to see the crisis in the middle east, escalate after iran carried out its first ever direct attack on israel. a us security spokesman, john kirby, said washington was not seeking a wider war. he told meet the press on nbc that it would be up to israel whether or how to respond — but the us wouldn
the white house urges israel not to strike back. whether and how the israelis will respond, that's going to be up to them. we understand that and respect that, but the president has been very clear, we don't seek a war with iran, we don't want escalation here, we will continue to help israel defend itself. and i am leased to set injerusalem, then against says israel will respond to in a time and manner of its choosing, we're still waiting to hear the decisions made in war cabinet. in tehran —...
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the white house urges israel not to strike back. whether and how the israelis will respond, that's going to be up to them. we understand that and respect that, but the president has been very clear, we don't seek a war with iran, we don't want escalation here, we will continue to help israel defend itself. help israel defend itself. in tehran — some supporters of the iranian government celebrate the attack. iran says it has no intention of further strikes, but threatens a heavier assault, if israel launches reprisals. this is the scene live injerusalem. we'll have all the latest, as benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet meets to decide its response. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. israel is warning that it will retaliate after iran fired a huge barrage of drones and missiles at israel. the israelis say that 99% of the projectiles were shot down — with military support from the united states, the uk and other countries. it's believed nobody was killed. but a seven—year—old girl is said to have been critically wounded in one attack.
the white house urges israel not to strike back. whether and how the israelis will respond, that's going to be up to them. we understand that and respect that, but the president has been very clear, we don't seek a war with iran, we don't want escalation here, we will continue to help israel defend itself. help israel defend itself. in tehran — some supporters of the iranian government celebrate the attack. iran says it has no intention of further strikes, but threatens a heavier assault, if...
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the white house has warned it doesn't want to see the crisis in the middle east escalate. it said it would be up to israel whether or how to respond to the iranian attack, but said it wouldn't participate in any assault on iran. 0ur correspondent will vernon is following developments in washington. well, the official line from the white house this morning, matthew, is that america stands by israel and that we need to wait and see what decision the israeli war cabinet takes. we know that they've been meeting. john kirby, the white house national security spokesman, he's been doing a round of interviews this morning on the sunday shows, and he's been talking about what mr biden is thinking, suggesting mr biden wants to calm tensions. he said every decision, every discussion that he's had is all designed to not let this become a broad regional war, and that's where his head still is. and we saw that statement last night, didn't we, from joe biden following his phone call with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, where he said that he was going to convene this g7 le
the white house has warned it doesn't want to see the crisis in the middle east escalate. it said it would be up to israel whether or how to respond to the iranian attack, but said it wouldn't participate in any assault on iran. 0ur correspondent will vernon is following developments in washington. well, the official line from the white house this morning, matthew, is that america stands by israel and that we need to wait and see what decision the israeli war cabinet takes. we know that they've...
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the white house says it does not want the crisis to escalate into a wider war and it will be up to israel as to how to respond. some supporters of the iranian government in tehran celebrate the attack — iran warns israel not to retaliate. welcome if you are justjoining welcome if you arejustjoining us here on bbc news. let's recap the event of an astonishing night because... israel is warning that it will retaliate after iran fired a huge barrage of drones and missiles at israel. the israelis say that 99% of the projectiles were shot down, with military support from the united states, the uk and other countries. in total, modern 300 missiles and drones were launched. —— more than 300 missiles,... it's the first time that iran has �*directly targeted' israel from its own soil. iran says its actions were in response to a missile strike earlier this month in syria, that killed several of its military commanders. with me is kasra aarabi, director of islamic revolutionary guard corps research at united against nuclear iran. thank you so much for being here on the programme. your headli
the white house says it does not want the crisis to escalate into a wider war and it will be up to israel as to how to respond. some supporters of the iranian government in tehran celebrate the attack — iran warns israel not to retaliate. welcome if you are justjoining welcome if you arejustjoining us here on bbc news. let's recap the event of an astonishing night because... israel is warning that it will retaliate after iran fired a huge barrage of drones and missiles at israel. the israelis...
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what is coming from the white house? the official line coming from the white house? tie: official line from coming from the white house? t'te: official line from the white coming from the white house? tte: official line from the white house this morning that america stands by israel and that we need to wait and see what decision the israeli wall cabinet takes. we know that they have been meeting. john kirby, the white house national—security spokesman has been doing a round of interviews this morning and he has been talking about what mr biden is thinking. suggesting mr biden wants to calm tensions. he said every decision, every discussion that he has had is all designed to not let this become a broad regional war and thatis this become a broad regional war and that is why his head still is. we saw that statement last night from joe biden following his phone call with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, where he said that he would convene this g7 leaders discussion. we havejust been hearing about it there, saying that he is going to coordinate a unified
what is coming from the white house? the official line coming from the white house? tie: official line from coming from the white house? t'te: official line from the white coming from the white house? tte: official line from the white house this morning that america stands by israel and that we need to wait and see what decision the israeli wall cabinet takes. we know that they have been meeting. john kirby, the white house national—security spokesman has been doing a round of interviews this...
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the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. you can see the president surrounded by some of his top security officials. defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others. and president biden has spoken over the phone with israeli pm benjamin netanyahu — to say he condemns the attacks in the strongest possible terms. in a statement president biden said "i ve just spoken "with prime minister netanyahu to reaffirm america s "ironclad commitment to the security of israel. "i told him that israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity "to defend against and defeat even unprecedented attacks 7 sending "a clear message to its foes that they cannot effectively threaten the security of israel." he went on to say... "i will convene my fellow g7 leaders to coordinate a united diplomatic "response to iran s brazen attack." let's speak to our security correspondent gordon corera. how do you think the events overnight have changed or recalibrated the security calculations? it recalibrated the security calculations
the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. you can see the president surrounded by some of his top security officials. defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others. and president biden has spoken over the phone with israeli pm benjamin netanyahu — to say he condemns the attacks in the strongest possible terms. in a statement president biden said "i ve just spoken "with prime minister netanyahu to reaffirm america s...
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the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others. and president biden has spoken over the phone with israeli pm benjamin netanyahu — to say he condemns the attacks in the strongest possible terms. in a statement president biden said... the uk prime minister rishi sunak was also quick to release a statement overnight. uk said the prime minister would continue to stand up and support israel as it faces these attacks. the united nations secretary—general antonio gutterres released a statement saying... the un security council will be holding an emergency meeting later on sunday at the request of israel. in the past hour or so we've had a statement from the chief of staff of the iranian armed forces warning against retalation from israel. take a listen. translation: from our point of view this operation — translation: from our point of view this operation is _ translation: from our point of view this operation is over _ translation: from our point of v
the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others. and president biden has spoken over the phone with israeli pm benjamin netanyahu — to say he condemns the attacks in the strongest possible terms. in a statement president biden said... the uk prime minister rishi sunak was also quick to release a statement overnight. uk said the prime minister would continue to stand up and support israel as it...
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the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. you can see the president surrounded by some of his top security officials. surrounded by some of his top defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others. and president biden has spoken over the phone with israeli pm benjamin netanyahu — to say he condemns the attacks in the strongest possible terms. the uk prime minister rishi sunak was also quick to release a statement overnight. the united nations secretary—general antonio gutterres released a statement. the un security council will be holding an emergency meeting later on sunday at the request of israel. with me isjeremy bowen, our international editor. good to have been in the studio, talk me through this. we are hearing from antonio guterres, other world leaders, what nobody really wants is an escalation. how likely is that? fix, an escalation. how likely is that? lot of it depends on what israel does and they are getting a lot of signals from their allies who helped out a lot in the course o
the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. you can see the president surrounded by some of his top security officials. surrounded by some of his top defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others. and president biden has spoken over the phone with israeli pm benjamin netanyahu — to say he condemns the attacks in the strongest possible terms. the uk prime minister rishi sunak was also quick to release a statement overnight. the united...
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the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. you can see the president surrounded by some of his top security officials. defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others. and president biden has spoken over the phone with israeli pm benjamin netanyahu — to say he condemns the attacks in the strongest possible terms. in a statement president biden said... the uk prime minister rishi sunak was also quick to release a statement overnight. that is from the prime minister rishi sunak. the united nations secretary—general antonio guterres released a statement saying... lyse doucet joins us lyse doucetjoins us live from jerusalem. talk to us about what we know about what happened overnight and the reaction since. lyse: many are looking closely at what kind of retaliation iran has carried out. there was so much discussion in the run—up to the iranians strike which was telegraphed by the united states with joe was telegraphed by the united states withjoe biden days ago saying that an attack was immine
the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. you can see the president surrounded by some of his top security officials. defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others. and president biden has spoken over the phone with israeli pm benjamin netanyahu — to say he condemns the attacks in the strongest possible terms. in a statement president biden said... the uk prime minister rishi sunak was also quick to release a statement overnight. that is...
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the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. you can see the president surrounded by some of his top security officials. defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others. and president biden has spoken over the phone with israeli pm benjamin netanyahu to say he condemns the attacks in the strongest possible terms. in a statement, president biden said: he went on to say: the united nations secretary—general antonio gutterres released a statement saying: the un security council will be holding an emergency meeting later on sunday at the request of israel. for more on what israel's response is going to be, and what the white house is saying to israel, our correspondent in washington, will vernon. that is right. all focus, all eyes now on what happens next. in a statement released a short time ago, joe biden, the president, said that he would be convening g7 leaders and co—ordinate what he called a united diplomatic response. in another statement we received from us secretary of defence lloyd austi
the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. you can see the president surrounded by some of his top security officials. defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others. and president biden has spoken over the phone with israeli pm benjamin netanyahu to say he condemns the attacks in the strongest possible terms. in a statement, president biden said: he went on to say: the united nations secretary—general antonio gutterres released a...
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white house position? -- but is it likel . ., white house position? -- but is it likel . . , white house position? -- but is it likel . ., , ., white house position? -- but is it likel. ., ,., . likely. that is one source, not confirmed- — likely. that is one source, not confirmed. at _ likely. that is one source, not confirmed. at that _ likely. that is one source, not confirmed. at that stage, - likely. that is one source, notj confirmed. at that stage, that likely. that is one source, not i confirmed. at that stage, that is speculation. as i say, president biden, in this statement so far, is just talking about a diplomatic response, isn't he? there is no indication there of the extent of support there were us might offer to iran. but i think, as we saw in the statement, america is ready to support israel, have been many statements over the last few days from mr biden, from other us officials saying that american support for israeli security is ironclad, mr biden use that word again tonight in his statement. it has actually been not a bad result a
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that is exciting a senior white house official. i am presuming thatis house official. i am presuming that is not confirmed by any other source as yet but is that likely to be the white house position? likely to be the white house osition? ., ., , ., position? no, that is not confirmed. _ position? no, that is not confirmed. that - position? no, that is not confirmed. that is i position? no, that is not confirmed. that is one . position? no, that is not i confirmed. that is one source, so at that stage, that is speculation. as i say, president biden in his statement so far is just talking about the diplomatic response. there is no indication there of the extent of support to the us might offer to iran. but as we saw in the statement, america is ready to support israel. there have been many statements over the last few days from mr biden, from other us officials, saying that american support for israeli security is ironclad. mr biden use that word again tonight in his statement. it has not been a bad result for mr biden. he said that no us forces orfacilities mr biden. h
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the white house released a statement from president biden saying in part: biden also said he will convene g7 leaders to coordinate a united diplomatic response. and here's what we know about the situation in israel at the moment. israel's military have told the bbc that some restrictions have been lifted on movement within the country, but did not provide futher detail. air sirens sounded in multiple locations in israel earlier. with explosions overjerusalem. israel's defence forces say one 10 year old girl has been injured so far and that light damage was caused to a military base — we do not have details of which base. our diplomatic correspondent james landale, shared the latest from jerusalem. we have been talking throughout the course of the night and of course it is morning there now in israel. what is the country waking up to?— waking up to? this morning israel is waking _ waking up to? this morning israel is waking up - waking up to? this morning israel is waking up to - waking up to? this morning israel is waking up to an - israel is waking up to an uneasy dawn that is lighti
the white house released a statement from president biden saying in part: biden also said he will convene g7 leaders to coordinate a united diplomatic response. and here's what we know about the situation in israel at the moment. israel's military have told the bbc that some restrictions have been lifted on movement within the country, but did not provide futher detail. air sirens sounded in multiple locations in israel earlier. with explosions overjerusalem. israel's defence forces say one 10...
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house released a statement from president biden saying they condemn the attacks. he also said he will
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obvious that the white house said that president biden and jeanette will speak later tonight, the conversation will involve a lot of vows of solidarity. —— benjamin netanyahu. and that has a relationship has been framed in recent weeks, we have seen democratic members of congress who are part of israel to criticise the lack of humanitarian aid and tonight may change a calculation slightly. and mib temporarily if this holds and that is in further conflict but if this begins to spiral, into an israeli iranian conflict, what karim said is very true, that could change the dynamics of this and as we mentioned earlier, like any family, internalfights but if earlier, like any family, internal fights but if someone comes to your door, you are all the same side and that's essentially what could happen here if this fight with iran escalator so i imagine in the situation room, they are trying to figure out how to signals israel, let it go. let this one right but they have not had much influence over the prime minister in the last week. it was interesting to hear from karim saying that there is little
obvious that the white house said that president biden and jeanette will speak later tonight, the conversation will involve a lot of vows of solidarity. —— benjamin netanyahu. and that has a relationship has been framed in recent weeks, we have seen democratic members of congress who are part of israel to criticise the lack of humanitarian aid and tonight may change a calculation slightly. and mib temporarily if this holds and that is in further conflict but if this begins to spiral, into...
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house stopped i 'ust of the white house stopped i just want to bring in now bbc persian — just want to bring in now bbc persian reporter who is listening to this, joining us from — listening to this, joining us from the _ listening to this, joining us from the newsroom there in london _ from the newsroom there in london. ~ , ., ~ london. we were 'ust talking about truth london. we were just talking about the military _ london. we were just talking about the military assets - london. we were just talking | about the military assets that the us can provide in terms of their assets, we know, of course, about the own dome and the air defence there from israel so let's talk about iran aside militarily in all of this, waiters and stuck up, what kind of military assets does iran have two counter, should we now see a situation in which there is a shadow war becomes an over one and a run and israel are directly engaged?— and israel are directly enauaed? "5:1, engaged? back in the 1980s, when iran — engaged? back in the 1980s, when iran was _ engaged? back in the 1980s, when iran was co
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house we know that the white house we know that the national security council has been huddling in trying to understand how they should react or respond in some sense, this been enough intelligence to know that something big was coming and how it was coming, we don't know. imilli coming and how it was coming, we don't know.— we don't know. will come back to ou we don't know. will come back to you and _ we don't know. will come back to you and listening _ we don't know. will come back to you and listening into - we don't know. will come back to you and listening into all. to you and listening into all this is a situation continues to develop tonight and our main newsroom there in london and sebastian, you might�*ve heard them saying now, what we are seeing appears to be a state to state confrontation and tried to give us the aerial view to all of this and how significant is it that we are now seeing this directly between israel and iran? this directly between israel and hen?— this directly between israel andiran? ., ., ., and iran? you may have already discussed _ and iran? you may h
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president biden is now at the white house. he is convening, we understand, some of the meetings taking place in israel. diplomatically, what happens next? i think there are very close consultations, phone conversations taking place right now between senior american officials and senior israeli officials, just like there are with senior british officials and senior french officials. i think there is a discussion right now taking place in tel aviv of the israeli cabinet, security cabinet, and they are looking at different ways to assess this and respond effectively. but they are doing so in coordination with the united states. israel can protect its borders and its civilians. yet as you have mentioned in the last hour, these missiles, these cruise missiles and these drones are going over middle east airspace over different countries, whether it is syria, jordan, iraq where us forces are located or us missile defence capabilities are located, and therefore there is a need to coordinate the response, the initial response to this a
president biden is now at the white house. he is convening, we understand, some of the meetings taking place in israel. diplomatically, what happens next? i think there are very close consultations, phone conversations taking place right now between senior american officials and senior israeli officials, just like there are with senior british officials and senior french officials. i think there is a discussion right now taking place in tel aviv of the israeli cabinet, security cabinet, and...
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president biden has cut short a weekend trip to return to the white house for urgent discussions on the situation. his defence secretary has again assured israel that it can count on us support in the event of an iranian attack. jordan — which lies between iran and israel — has closed its airspace to all air traffic. the white house has demanded the immediate release of a ship and its crew, accusing iran's revolutionary guards of an act of piracy. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has the latest from jerusalem. an iranian special forces helicopter has been seen in footage that has been verified by the bbc, hovering over the deck of the ship. you can see one person on the deck, two people climbing down the rope, and iranian state media have been very clear and vocal about attributing that to iranian revolutionary guard naval special forces. in response, israel's foreign minister has accused iran of an act of piracy, and the military spokesman daniel hagar here in israel has said iran will bear the consequences for this escalation. ——daniel hagari here in israel has sai
president biden has cut short a weekend trip to return to the white house for urgent discussions on the situation. his defence secretary has again assured israel that it can count on us support in the event of an iranian attack. jordan — which lies between iran and israel — has closed its airspace to all air traffic. the white house has demanded the immediate release of a ship and its crew, accusing iran's revolutionary guards of an act of piracy. our diplomatic correspondent, james...
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the white house has demanded the immediate release of the ship and its crew, accusing iran's revolutionary guards of an act of piracy. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has the latest from jerusalem. an iranian special forces helicopter has been seen in footage that has been verified by the bbc, hovering over the deck of the ship. you can see one person on the deck, two people climbing down the rope, and iranian state media have been very clear and vocal about attributing that to iranian revolutionary guard naval special forces. in response, israel's foreign minister has accused iran of an act of piracy, and the military spokesman daniel hagar here in israel has said iran will bear the consequences for this escalation. what i think is really interesting about this is that this is a relatively unusual event to happen. if you think about it, most of the stories we've done recently have been about ship seizures on the other side of the iranian peninsula, in the red sea, those have been largely carried out by iranian allies, the houthis in yemen. so this is quite unusual for iranian
the white house has demanded the immediate release of the ship and its crew, accusing iran's revolutionary guards of an act of piracy. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has the latest from jerusalem. an iranian special forces helicopter has been seen in footage that has been verified by the bbc, hovering over the deck of the ship. you can see one person on the deck, two people climbing down the rope, and iranian state media have been very clear and vocal about attributing that to...
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he is bringing it here and it will be just a few feet from the white house. there is a lot of potential here for these smaller reactors but nuclear in general has seen a lot of speed bumps. it takes a long time to develop and build, it is still very expensive, especially when you compare it to something solar panels or wind turbines and there are of course still those concerns about safety and nuclear waste although this next generation technology, a lot of investors saying it solves a lot of those problems, it uses far less fuel for example. at the cop28 in dubai back in december, nearly two dozen nations pledged to triple their nuclear energy capacity in the coming year so it is likely we will see more nuclear power, the question is how quickly it will be rolled out and how fast that can happen and whether it happens in time to really start to make a dent in climate emissions. and the public perception as well. thank you so much for that. let's turn to some important news around the world. poland's lower house of parliament voted on friday to advance draft
he is bringing it here and it will be just a few feet from the white house. there is a lot of potential here for these smaller reactors but nuclear in general has seen a lot of speed bumps. it takes a long time to develop and build, it is still very expensive, especially when you compare it to something solar panels or wind turbines and there are of course still those concerns about safety and nuclear waste although this next generation technology, a lot of investors saying it solves a lot of...
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because what we've had is the very public messaging from the white house right up to president biden himself, which has been around the fear of or the concern of the credible threat of an attack by the iranians onto israeli soil. and what has been said to be an ironclad commitment by the americans to israel's right to defend itself, in the case of that, but then there's been this behind the scenes messaging, which has been going on for several days now, from across the us administration, which has been far more specific about what kind of strike this might involve. now, that is included. our us news partners, cbs who, speaking to two unnamed officials, spoke of the possibility of up to 150 cruise missiles being launched by the iranians on to israeli soil. but that is one of a range of possibilities. and i think what is happening here is there is a concerted attempt by the americans to try and show what could be the upper reaches of what the iranians are thinking in terms of their retaliation to the suspected israeli strike on the on the diplomatic facility in damascus. and by doing t
because what we've had is the very public messaging from the white house right up to president biden himself, which has been around the fear of or the concern of the credible threat of an attack by the iranians onto israeli soil. and what has been said to be an ironclad commitment by the americans to israel's right to defend itself, in the case of that, but then there's been this behind the scenes messaging, which has been going on for several days now, from across the us administration, which...
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sumi: where does that leave t white house? because from the beginning of the war, the white house has warned about this conflict spreading. gen. kimmitt: president biden has said we have their back. so, i think the policymakers and the people inside the white house are concerned about what president biden is saying because he's in fact creating the very incentives for benjamin netanyahu to do more, whereas his secretary of state and policymakers a trying to get the israelis to do less. sumi: you think the president is making a mistake with that policy? gen. kimmitt: i think the way he is articulating policy without condition, i think is a mistake. sumi: what do you think you would need to hear om the president that would dial down the situation? gen. kimmitt: that he has talked to benjamin netanyahu and netanyahu said he would dial down the situation. sumi: they have not heard that yet, but they've had many conversations. i want to ask you about the department of defense's posture in the region. they moved additional assets to
sumi: where does that leave t white house? because from the beginning of the war, the white house has warned about this conflict spreading. gen. kimmitt: president biden has said we have their back. so, i think the policymakers and the people inside the white house are concerned about what president biden is saying because he's in fact creating the very incentives for benjamin netanyahu to do more, whereas his secretary of state and policymakers a trying to get the israelis to do less. sumi:...