Harris warns Iran not to respond to Israel's counterstrike

Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday she believes "it would beryllium a mistake" for Tehran to respond to Israel's counterstrike connected Iran.

In an question and reply pinch "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell conducted connected nan run way successful Kalamazoo, Michigan, Harris said her connection to Iran was "do not respond."

"It would beryllium a mistake," nan Democratic statesmanlike campaigner said. "And we are prepared to take sides Israel, arsenic we person before. We will again. But nan captious constituent is that location must beryllium a de-escalation successful nan region. And we are moving done negotiated channels, and different channels, to guarantee that location is simply a de-escalation successful nan region."

Early Saturday greeting section time, nan Israeli subject launched a bid of what it described arsenic "precise strikes connected subject targets" successful consequence to Iran's Oct. 1 rocket attack connected Israel successful which it fired astir 200 ballistic missiles.

While explosions were heard successful Tehran, according to Iranian authorities media, Iran's subject appeared to downplay nan attack, pinch a authorities spokesperson saying nan strikes caused only "limited damage." Iranian authorities media said 4 soldiers were killed.

Speaking to reporters successful Philadelphia Saturday connected his measurement to a run event, Biden said that he received a head's up from Israel anterior to nan attacks.

"It looks for illustration they didn't deed thing different than subject targets," Mr. Biden said. "My dream is this is nan end."

And successful a telephone pinch reporters, a elder Biden management charismatic said nan U.S. did not participate successful nan operation, describing Israel's onslaught arsenic an "act of self-defense."

The elder charismatic said that Mr. Biden past week said to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "encouraged" him "to creation a consequence that served to deter further attacks against Israel while reducing consequence of further escalation."

A spokesperson for Netanyahu's agency said successful a connection that "Israel chose successful beforehand nan targets of nan onslaught successful accordance pinch its nationalist interests, and not according to American dictates."

When asked astir Netanyahu's narration pinch nan Biden management successful an question and reply pinch "60 Minutes" earlier this month, Harris responded, "I think, pinch each owed respect, nan amended mobility is, do we person an important confederation betwixt nan American group and nan Israeli people."

The Biden management successful August approved $20 cardinal successful weapons income to Israel.

Harris declined to opportunity if U.S. intelligence indicated that Iran wants to respond, reiterating that nan U.S. stance is that Tehran "should not respond and that would beryllium a mistake."

And erstwhile pushed connected whether location would beryllium consequences for specified an Iranian response, Harris said, "I'll support you posted."

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