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Biden says US 'fully supportive' of Israel after Iran attacks

US President Joe Biden speaks alongside Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (L) and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (R) during a briefing on Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. [AFP]

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States was "fully supportive" of Israel after Iran's ballistic missile attacks, describing Tehran's assault as "defeated and ineffective."

Biden said he would now discuss with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu how to respond to Iran, but that it remained to be seen what shape that response would take.

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