Biden says US committed to defend Israel against ‘all threats from Iran’

Iranians wave Palestinian flags and hold placards during a protest denouncing the killing of the leader of the militant group Hamas, at Palestine square in the Iranian capital Tehran on July 31 2024. The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on July 31, its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he was attending the swearing-in of the new president, and vowed the act "will not go unanswered".

Iranians wave Palestinian flags and hold placards during a protest denouncing the killing of the leader of the militant group Hamas, at Palestine square in the Iranian capital Tehran on July 31 2024. The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on July 31, its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he was attending the swearing-in of the new president, and vowed the act “will not go unanswered”. (AFP)

WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Washington is committed to defending Israel’s security “against all threats from Iran,” the White House said, after the assassination of a top Hamas leader in Tehran.

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