White House warns Iran not to respond to Israeli strikes

(JNS) — White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday that Iran should not respond to Israel’s Oct. 26 retaliatory strikes.

Should it choose to do so, she added, “The United States will be standing by to assist Israel in its defense.”

Her remarks echoed those of U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, who said on Wednesday that Washington believes the Islamic Republic “should not respond.”

“I’m not going to talk about communications between our two governments, real or imagined. But as we have made clear publicly, and I can tell you that Iran knows this messag...