On Saturday night, Iran launched a massive attack against Israel with more than 300 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones. However, the Israelis were able to intercept 99% of the projectiles thanks to the key support of their allies, including the United States. The attack was in retaliation for the Israeli bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus that resulted in the death of 13 Iranians, including a general of the Revolutionary Guard.
In response to this attack, U.S. officials like Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken were in constant communication with Israel and other regional countries. General Michael Erik Kurilla from United States Central Command was sent to Israel to coordinate defense efforts. Additionally, the U.S. engaged in direct communication with Iran through the Swiss channel as there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries. Moreover, coordination with allies like the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Turkey, Jordan, and Iraq was crucial in preventing a regional escalation.
President Biden personally designed every detail of the defense strategy and ordered the deployment of aircraft and destroyers with anti-missile systems to the region. The defense operation was successful in neutralizing most of the Iranian attack.
During this crisis, Biden and his advisors closely followed the situation from