Israel's Western allies played an active role in neutralizing Saturday's large-scale attack, including the United States, the United Kingdom and France, which also destroyed attacking drones and missiles. Following the incident, Israel's political and military leaders met to decide on further steps. Several differences have emerged, including the Jewish state carrying out severe retaliations against Iranian targets. Tehran also threatened Jerusalem with a greater response than before.
In contrast, the United States drew the line regarding Jerusalem, indicating that it did not want to participate in a retaliatory strike.
A government official told Al Jazeera that they consider it unreasonable to engage in an offensive conflict. It seems that the United States is only willing to take an active role in defending the country. Yesterday, US President Joe Biden said Repelling the Iranian attack is a victory in itself, and the politicians in Jerusalem should be content with that.
The United States and Iran do not have good relations with each other, and since the Islamic uprising in 1979, the Muslim-majority country has practically declared the Western superpower to be its main enemy.
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