Iran's ballistic missile attack appears to have been defeated: Biden aide

Iran's ballistic missile assault on Israel was "defeated and ineffective", the White House said on Tuesday, hailing US involvement in repelling some of the attacks. "Based on what we know at this point, this attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective," Jake Sullivan, US President Joe Biden's National Security Advisor, told reporters.

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Published October 01,2024

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IRANS BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DEFEATED: BIDEN AIDE

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday that Iran's attack on Israel appeared to have been defeated, although President Biden's administration was still monitoring a "fluid" situation.

Sullivan said the administration was tracking the reported death of a Palestinian civilian in the West Bank.

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