Iran’s attack on Israel: U.S rubbishes Tehran’s claims that it provided forewarning before missile attack

We did receive messages from us, and they received messages from us too. But there was never any message to us or to anyone else on the time frame, the targets or the type of response. Can you imagine a world in which Iran would pick up the phone and say, hey, we’re about to try to schwack Israel with 300 cruise missiles and drones? We just wanted to let you know it’s coming. And, oh, by the way, here’s what we’re going to hit. I’ve seen reporting that the Iranians meant to fail, that this spectacular and embarrassing failure was all by design. I’ve also seen Iran say that they provided early warning to help Israel prepare its defenses and limit any potential damage. All of this is categorically false. I’m sorry, it just didn’t happen. I can’t account for what sources might be telling you all about what they heard. I’m telling you what we heard. And while we did get a message from Iran and we passed messages to Iran as well, which I won’t get into the details of, none of it was here’s the targets, here’s the time frame, here’s the munitions we’re going to put on target fresh, fresh military preparations for. Yes, I mean we’re always looking at force protection and the reason we’re always looking at our force posture. We’re always evaluating it based on the threats and the challenges. You can expect that Secretary Austin and the entire team over there at the Department of Defense is going to stay vigilant to whatever the threat might be. To coin the phrase from the president or steal phrase from the president, it’s malarkey. This attack failed because it was defeated by Israel, by the United States and by a coalition of other partners committed to Israel’s defense. So let’s be straight. Given the scale of this attack, Iran’s intent was clearly to cause significant destruction and casualties. Iranian leaders launched so many missiles and other munitions because they knew that many were going to be defeated. But the aim was to get as many of them through Israelis Israel’s defenses as possible. Israel today is in a far stronger strategic position than it was only a few days ago. Iran’s vaunted missile program, something it is used to threaten Israel in the region, proved to be far less effective. Israel’s defenses, on the other hand, proved even better than many had long assumed. Israel’s defense was strengthened by a coalition of countries led by the United States and working together. The United States has never before so extensively and so directly defended Israel from attack. To ensure that that continues to be the case, the House of Representatives must urgently pass the National Security Supplemental, which has already passed the Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support. That supplemental includes funding that the President requested for the Iron Dome and David Sling system, systems that saved countless lives this weekend and have saved many lives from Hamas and from Hezbollah rockets over the past six months. Passing that bill is the fastest and surest way to get Israel the aid it needs. And we must act urgently to replenish Israel’s air defenses, just as Congress must act urgently to replenish, replenish Ukraine’s air defenses. Stay with The Times of India for news breaks, analysis, interviews and events. We bring you stories from your neighbourhood and from across the globe as well. Subscribe to our YouTube channel, hit the like button and press the bell icon so you don’t miss any of our videos.