"I fully support President Biden's order for the U.S. military to shoot down Iranian missiles, targeting missiles, just as we did in April We are still assessing the impact but initial indications are that Israel, with our assistance, was able to defeat this attack"
Meanwhile, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday morning
Austin told his Israeli counterpart,
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the U.S. had been increasing its "force readiness" in recent days and could help where needed in its defense against "threats from Iran and Iran-backed terrorist organizations"
