What happened?
- Republican lawmakers have condemned President Biden’s foreign policy regarding Iran and Israel, claiming it has emboldened Iran and failed to deter its aggression against Israel. [jpost.com]
- The Biden administration sees Iran’s attacks as disproportionate to Israel’s strikes in Damascus and is closely consulting with Israel to determine how to respond. [cnn.com]
What is Conservative media saying?
- Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle criticized the Biden administration’s foreign policy, claiming it has enabled Iran, weakened Israel’s ability to defend itself, and undermined American support for Israel. [townhall.com, breitbart.com, newsmax.com, foxnews.com]
- The Biden administration must provide Israel with ballistic-missile-defense support and all the military supplies the IDF needs to respond to this Iranian aggression. [nypost.com]
- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) stated that the attacks are enabled and financed by deliberate policy choices made by the Biden administration, which have allowed roughly $100 billion to flow to Iran since 2021, making Americans and Israelis more vulnerable. [townhall.com]
What is Liberal media saying?
- Iran’s attacks against Israel represent a stark reminder of the US’s inability to ameliorate tensions in the Middle East and contain the ongoing conflict in Gaza, according to a national security and foreign policy expert. [businessinsider.com]
- Biden is in a tenuous position, pledging support for Israel while trying to prevent a new conflagration involving the US, and his administration is advising Israel on a response while desiring containment. [cnn.com, businessinsider.com]
- The Biden administration took Khamenei’s threats seriously, ordering US government employees in Israel to stay in major cities, and repositioning US Navy destroyers in the region. [msnbc.com]
Sources:
- Townhall.com
- Breitbart.com
- Newsmax.com
- FoxNews.com
- NYPost.com
- JPost.com
- BusinessInsider.com
- MSNBC.com
- CNN.com
