In a recent development, Florida Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has suggested that Israel may consider Iranian nuclear facilities as potential targets for future attacks.
This statement comes in the wake of Iran's missile assault on Israel, which saw approximately 180 missiles being launched, as reported by the Associated Press. The Iranian attack was a swift response to Israel's localized ground invasion in southern Lebanon.
According to Newsweek, the missile attack by Iran was also partially a retaliation for the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut the previous week.
Jared Moskowitz, a fervent advocate for Israel and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), expressed his views on the situation in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. He warned that Iran's assault on Israel was a strategic error. "Iran has made a mistake, it has put its nuclear facilities on the board as fair game," Moskowitz wrote, responding to a post by Open Source Intelligence Monitor. The post quoted U.S. officials predicting a definite retaliation from Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mirrored Moskowitz's sentiments, vowing to retaliate and stating that Iran had made a "big mistake" for which it would "pay." However, it remains uncertain whether Israel is considering targeting Iranian nuclear sites.
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries from New York also commented on the situation, labeling Iran as "a sworn enemy of the United States." He affirmed America's support for Israel, emphasizing its right to self-defense.
On the other hand, Republican House leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, condemned Iran's actions as "an apparent coordinated terrorist attack." They urged the Biden administration to send a strong message to Iran, calling for an end to the "unjustified violence and terror." The Republican leaders also attributed Iran's attack to the "weak and failed foreign policy" of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Middle East has been a hotbed of tension in recent weeks, with Israel intensifying its attacks on Hezbollah. The militant group has been launching cross-border attacks on Israel throughout the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The war was initiated by a surprise attack on Israel by the Gaza-based militant group Hamas, another Iranian-backed entity, on October 7, 2023.
In April, Iran launched direct missile and drone strikes on Israel. However, most of the weaponry reportedly failed to reach their targets, intercepted and destroyed by Israel and its allies, including the U.S. President Biden confirmed that the American military assisted Israel in making the latest attack from Iran "ineffective." "Based on what we know now, the attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective," Biden said. "This is a testament to Israeli military capability and the U.S. military."
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