Biden declines public negotiation on Israel’s stance on Iranian oil sites | World News
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Biden on Wednesday said the US did not support any Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear sites. (Photo: shutterstock)
Democratic US President Joe Biden said on Thursday he will not negotiate in public when asked if he had urged Israel not to attack Iran’s oil facilities.
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Israel has been weighing options to respond to Tehran’s ballistic missile attack on Tuesday. The US said then it would work with Israel to make sure Iran faced severe consequences.
Biden earlier in the day contributed to a surge in global oil prices when he said Washington was discussing strikes on Iran’s oil facilities. A US official later said Washington does not believe Israel has decided yet how to respond to Iran.
Biden on Wednesday said the US did not support any Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear sites.
Key Quotes
“I don’t negotiate in public,” Biden told reporters when asked if he was telling Israel not to attack Iran’s oil facilities.
Context
During a year of cross-border conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli attacks have killed nearly 2,000 people in Lebanon, most in the past two weeks, and displaced more than 1.2 million people there. Israel began a ground incursion in Lebanon this week, saying its aim is to defeat Hezbollah and return some 60,000 evacuated Israelis to their homes in the north.
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First Published: Oct 04 2024 | 8:39 AM IST
