President Donald Trump has said that the United States will help to defend Israel “if needed” after its wave of airstrikes against Iran on Thursday night provoked a retaliatory drone attack by Tehran.
The president made the comment in a private phone call with Fox News host Bret Baier, who relayed the message on air, adding that Trump had been aware of Israel’s pre-dawn raid before it commenced but that the U.S. had played no part in it.
