LATEST Iran: Joe Biden’s “Green Light” and an Israeli Airstrike

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Oh, No, He Didn’t. In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Barack Obama issued a strong “clarification” of Biden’s statement. This was “absolutely not” a green light for an Israeli attack: “We have said directly to the Israelis that it is important to try and resolve this in an international setting in a way that does not create major conflict in the Middle East.” Obama explained, “”I think Vice President Biden stated a categorical fact, which is we can’t dictate to other countries what their security interests are. What is also true is that it is the policy of the United States to resolve the issue of Iran’s nuclear capabilities in a peaceful way through diplomatic channels.”

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