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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont, Julian Borger and Patrick Wintour

Iranian attack on Israel expected ‘sooner rather than later’, says Joe Biden

The rubble of a building annexed to the Iranian embassy a day after an airstrike in Damascus, Syria.
The rubble of a building annexed to the Iranian embassy a day after an airstrike in Damascus, Syria. Photograph: Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images

Joe Biden has said he expects an Iranian attack on Israel “sooner rather than later” and issued a last-ditch message to Tehran: “Don’t.”

“We are devoted to the defence of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed,” Biden told reporters on Friday.

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