Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the country has a “historic opportunity” to strike Iranian nuclear or oil facilities, “which shouldn’t be missed,” after United States President Joe Biden advised him not to hit these sites, Israel’s Channel 14 reported on Thursday .Israel’s security cabinet is set to meet later today to discuss and vote on potential actions against Tehran. Previous media reports claimed that Washington officials fear that a decision to hit Iran’s nuclear or oil infrastructure could pull the US into the conflict.
Biden says he won’t support an Israeli attack on Iran nuclear facilities, oil installations
President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke over the phone on Wednesday, according to the White House, after Israel promised a retaliatory attack on Iran. President Biden said he would not support an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities or oil installations. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.