{"id":67301,"date":"2024-04-14T07:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T12:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67301"},"modified":"2024-04-14T07:07:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T12:07:03","slug":"biden-tells-bibi-us-will-not-support-a-counterattack-against-iran-after-hundreds-of-drones-missiles-sent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67301","title":{"rendered":"Biden Tells Bibi: US Will Not Support A Counterattack Against Iran After Hundreds Of Drones, Missiles Sent"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__z0vIZ\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__FDrpw\" data-attribute-guid=\"88091\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/us-pressuring-china-turkey-saudi-arabia-intervene-iran-halt-attack-israel\">Biden Tells Bibi: US Will Not Support A Counterattack Against Iran After Hundreds Of Drones, Missiles Sent<\/a><\/h3>\n<footer class=\"ArticleFull_headerFooter__eijAF\">\n<div class=\"ArticleFull_headerFooter__date__UFCbS\">SATURDAY, APR 13, 2024 &#8211; 11:59 PM<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__2jyAd\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__HBEFs NodeBody_container__eeFKv\">\n<p><strong><u>Update(Midnight ET)<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong>It is just after 7am Israel local time and Israel&#8217;s military is reporting the Iranian attack has stopped, several hours after Iran said its &#8216;limited&#8217; operation has &#8220;concluded&#8221; &#8211; which involved an unprecedented hundreds of suicide drones as as well as ballistic missiles sent against Israel in retaliation for the April 1st Israeli attack on Iran&#8217;s embassy in Damascus. Below is the top story from English-language\u00a0<em>Times of Israel<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Hebrew media reports claim that\u00a0<strong>not a single drone or cruise missile managed to infiltrate Israeli airspace<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>According to the unsourced reports,\u00a0<strong>most ballistic missiles were also knocked down outside of Israeli airspace<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A report in Ynet says some 20 cruise missiles were downed short of Israel\u2019s borders. The US, UK and Jordan helped take down many of the drones.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Israel is reporting very little damage inside the country (though previously admitting &#8220;minor damage&#8221; against at least one key airbase in the south).<\/p>\n<p>After the enormous Iranian drone and missile swarm a senior Israeli official has been quoted by Israel&#8217;s Channel 12 as saying\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Iran\u2019s attack was a strategic failure.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0The official added in a threatening manner, &#8220;Now they can get ready\u00a0<strong><em>and not sleep in peace<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221; Israel&#8217;s war cabinet appears to be readying a military response&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1779293839003394498&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fus-pressuring-china-turkey-saudi-arabia-intervene-iran-halt-attack-israel&amp;sessionId=5f7eebcea19a32587c6e4bb3b09a2d9931fccfb9&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1779293839003394498\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Crucially, the Biden White House appears to be strongly signaling to the Netanyahu government that the attack is &#8216;done&#8217; and that the United States will not back any follow-up counterattack\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog-april-14-2024\/\">operations against Iran<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that\u00a0<strong>the US will not aid any Israeli counterattack on Iran<\/strong>, US media report, citing senior administration officials.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Axios and CNN report that message was passed during a phone call between the pair.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden Tells Bibi: US Will Not Support A Counterattack Against Iran After Hundreds Of Drones, Missiles Sent SATURDAY, APR 13, 2024 &#8211; 11:59 PM Update(Midnight ET):\u00a0It is just after 7am Israel local time and Israel&#8217;s military is reporting the Iranian attack has stopped, several hours after Iran said its &#8216;limited&#8217; 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