Iran warning US to stay out of Israeli tensions: Report

White House correspondent Jackie Heinrich picks up the story tonight live from the North Lawn. Good evening, Jackie. Good evening, Brett. Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, President Biden has repeatedly warned Iran not to escalate conflict in the region through its proxies. But now that Iran is vowing direct action, including potentially against U.S. troops as well, President Biden’s going a step beyond the word. Don’t. Want to get a secure information, but my expectations sooner than later with an imminent attack on Israel expected President Biden delivering a short warning to Iran. Don’t. Turning around to spell it out, we are devoted to the defense of Israel. We will support Israel. We will defend, help defend Israel, and Iran will not succeed, thank you very much. Iran reportedly issued the Biden administration a warning of its own earlier this week through intermediaries. If the US gets involved, American forces in the region will be attacked. It’s not clear if defensive acts like intercepting Iranian missiles would trigger that, but Biden’s critics say America is already involved because of inaction. We’ve lost deterrence, right? The Iranians have already attacked Israel once, on October 7th through their proxy Hamas. They’re continuing to fire on American interests in the region now over 100 times since October 7th. And So what we’re talking about in the next 24 or 48 hours is just a continuation of a failed policy to actually protect Israel, Iran reportedly told Arab allies it holds the US responsible for a likely Israeli strike that killed an Iranian general in Syria. Israel has not taken responsibility for it, and the US says it was not involved. Pentagon now moving more assets into the region to bolster deterrence and increase force protection for American troops. The CENTCOM commander in Israel to coordinate what happens after Iran launches their strike. How does Israel respond? How do we respond? It’s not a good time to go wobbly if you’re the president of the United States. This is one of those times when when leadership really matters and message discipline matters. the US has said publicly and privately that it will help Israel defend itself against Iranian attacks, but officials are reportedly pressing Israel for. Advance notice before any retaliatory action after top Pentagon brass complained that they were in the dark ahead of the strike in Damascus that put U.S. forces in the region. At risk, Brett, Jackie and Rick live on the North Lawn. Jackie, thanks.