Biden says his message to Iran is ‘don’t’

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday (Apr 12) said he expected Iran to attack Israel “sooner than later” and warned Tehran not to proceed.

Asked by reporters about his message to Iran, Biden said simply, “Don’t”, and he underscored Washington’s commitment to defend Israel.

“We are devoted to the defence of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed,” he said.

Biden said he would not divulge secure information, but said his expectation was that an attack could come “sooner, rather than later”. He spoke to reporters at the White House after a virtual speech at a civil rights conference