US President Joe Biden on Friday appeared to express opposition to Israel carrying out strikes on oil production sites in Iran, saying he would not do so if he had to make the decision.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday appeared to express opposition to Israel carrying out strikes on oil production sites in Iran, saying he would not do so if it He was the one who had to make the decision.
“The Israelis have not yet decided what they are going to do in terms of strikes. It is under discussion. I think there is… If I were in their place, I would think about “other solutions than hitting oil fields,” he said as he participated for the first time in the regular White House press briefing since the start of his presidency.
Biden’s comments come as the United States continues to hold talks with Israel over how the latter will respond to Iran’s missile attacks on Tuesday. The president said his administration officials were in contact with their Israeli counterparts “12 hours a day,” including “interfacing” between the two countries’ military leaders and diplomats.
“They’re not going to make a decision immediately,” Mr. Biden said, pointing to the fact that it was currently the Jewish New Year. “So we’re going to wait and see what they do when they want to talk.”
Lael Brainard, director of the National Economic Council, who took the podium after Mr. Biden concluded his remarks, said the United States was closely monitoring developments in global oil markets amid high tensions in the Middle East. -East.
“We have very effective means to deal with this geopolitical volatility,” she assured, adding that, “at present, the markets are very well supplied and we believe that they will remain so.”