US urges Israel and Iran to constrain reprisal responses, avoid all out war
The White House has worked both on preventing further violence and on constraining future violence once it happens, even as it has clarified that the US would take defensive action to protect Israel.
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Middle East in the State Dining room at the White House in Washington, US, May 31, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN)ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERSUpdated: