Kirby: ‘We’re not looking for a wider war with Iran’

BY LAUREN SFORZA 

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John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said the Biden administration is “not looking” for a wider war with Iran after Tehran launched a retaliatory attack against Israel and sparked fears of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East.

Asked on NBC News’s “Meet The Press,” if the Middle East tensions have escalated into a wider war, Kirby said, “The president doesn’t believe that it needs to move in that direction whatsoever.”

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Kirby calls Israel defense against Iran ‘an incredible military achievement’

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby applauded Israel’s ability to intercept most of Iran’s missile attacks over the weekend, calling it “an incredible military achievement.”

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Rubio says Iran wants to make Israel ‘an impossible place to live’

BY LAUREN SFORZA 

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Iran wants to make Israel “an impossible place to live” amid its aerial attacks on the U.S. ally over the weekend.

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Kirby says it will ‘be up to’ Israel on any response to Iranian attack

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO 

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby on Sunday said it would be up to Israel to decide how it moves forward after Iran launched a missile attack against Israel over the weekend.

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Kennedy on support of Israel: ‘If we turn the other cheek to them, we’re going to get it in the neck’

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Republican Sen. John Kennedy (La.) pushed for the U.S. to give its full support to Israel against Iran, arguing Tehran’s weekend missile attack underscores the threat the country poses to the Middle East.

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Vance said there is a ‘real fear of escalation’ amid Iran strikes on Israel

BY LAUREN SFORZA 

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) cautioned that there is a “real fear of escalation” amid Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend.

Vance said that he agreed with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday, who also appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” and suggested that there could be further escalation amid the Iranian attack on Israel.

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Rep. Bacon says there will be ‘bigger risk’ of wider Middle East conflict if U.S. responds ‘weakly’

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO 

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) warned a wider conflict could unfold in the Middle East if the United States chooses to respond “weakly” to Iran’s latest missile attack against Israel.

Asked on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” if there is a risk of a wider conflagration should Israel retaliate against Iran, Bacon said, “Well, there is a risk. But I think there’s a bigger risk if you respond weakly or if Israel responses weakly.”

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Kirby says Netanyahu was ‘very grateful’ for Biden’s support of Israel in phone call

BY LAUREN SFORZA

“The prime minister was very grateful for the support that President Biden offered and demonstrated in supporting Israel. And the president made it clear that the self-defense of Israel is something we take seriously, and we will continue to take that seriously,” Kirby said on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper.

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Kirby says Netanyahu is ‘well aware’ Biden does not want to escalate the war

BY LAUREN SFORZA

“I would say that the Prime Minister is well aware that the President is not looking for a conflict with Iran, that the President doesn’t want the tensions to escalate anymore, and that the President is doing everything and has since the seventh of October, to try to keep this from becoming a broader regional war,” Kirby said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

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