Washington DC, October 4: President Joe Biden stated on Thursday that he is "in discussions" regarding potential strikes on Iranian oil facilities.
While addressing reporters at the White House, Biden was asked if he would support Israel's strikes on Iran's oil facilities. He responded, "We're in discussion of that. I think -- I think that would be a little -- anyway."
Following Biden's comments, oil prices surged amid reports from the Washington Post that US and Israeli officials were considering a potential Israeli strike on Iranian oil installations.
Later, before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Florida and Georgia to assess damage caused by Hurricane Helene, Biden was asked whether he would permit Israel to retaliate against Iran.
According to a White House statement, Biden clarified, "First of all, we don't allow Israel. We advise Israel. And nothing is going to happen today. We'll talk about that later."
The day before, Biden had indicated that he would not support an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites. "The answer is no," he told reporters when questioned about this.
"We'll be discussing with the Israelis what they're going to do," he noted, emphasizing that all G7 countries agree Israel has "a right to respond, but they should respond in proportion."
He added that he had called for a meeting of the G7 countries and they were preparing a joint statement.
"...obviously, Iran has gone way out of--I mean, is way off board. We're putting together a joint statement. It hasn't been finalized yet. It will be done soon, probably by the time we land. And there are going to be some sanctions imposed on Iran," Biden informed reporters.
Biden also mentioned he would be speaking "relatively soon" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu had previously warned of the repercussions Iran would face after Tehran launched approximately 200 rockets in a direct missile strike on Israel on October 1.
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