Watan-John Kirby, the spokesperson for the US National Security Council, acknowledged during his televised statements the impact of the Iranian response and missile attacks on Israel, saying, “We have not seen this before.”<\/p>\n
Kirby said in an interview with the American CNN network that Iran’s retaliatory strikes against Israel were truly unprecedented in terms of scale, scope, and range.<\/p>\n
The American official added, “We have not seen this before. We have been closely monitoring this as much as possible. Can I tell you that we expected every drone and every missile? Probably not.”<\/p>\n
*The US National Security Council spokesperson further conveyed in his discussion about the Iranian attack<\/a> on Israel: “We certainly have a good idea of what Iran was planning to do.”<\/p>\n Kirby observed that the defense carried out by the Israeli occupation and its American and Western allies was also unprecedented, as he described it.<\/p>\n He continued, “It was a remarkable success that demonstrated Israeli military superiority. Equally important was the diplomatic superiority that Israel has friends in the region,” he claimed.<\/p>\n White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby tells @JakeTapper<\/a> that Iran\u2019s attack on Israel \u201ctruly was unprecedented\u201d but says the Biden administration doesn\u2019t believe it\u2019s the start of a broader war in the region, \u201cnor do we believe it has to be.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/jXoC1vKS7o<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) April 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n