‘Defeated and ineffective’: US reacts to Iran’s missile attack on Israel

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Joe Biden directs US military to aid Israel’s defense against Iran and shoot down missiles targeting Israel

Joe Biden has directed the US military to aid Israel’s defense against Iranian attacks and shoot down any missiles targeting Israel, the White House said on Tuesdayafter Tehran launched a wave of ballistic missiles against Israel.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that the missile attack was conducted in retaliation for Israel’s killings of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and Iranian Revolutionary Guard deputy commander Abbas Nilforoushan. US destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea destroyed several Iranian missiles, US defense officials said. Vessels currently in the region include the USS Arleigh Burke, USS Cole and USS Bulkeley. Additional destroyers are in the Red Sea.

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