The White House spoke with G7 leaders, including foreign ministers from France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, to discuss a coordinated response to Iran's attack on Israel.
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00:00U.S. President Joe Biden says he will not support an Israeli attack on sites related
00:07to Tehran's nuclear program when asked about Israel's possible response to Iran's missile
00:12attack on Tuesday.
00:15Biden's comments came after he and fellow G7 leaders, including foreign ministers from
00:19France, Germany, Italy and the U.K., spoke by phone on Wednesday to discuss coordinating
00:24new sanctions against Iran.
00:26The answer is no, and I think there's things... We'll be discussing with the Israelis what
00:35they're going to do, but all seven of us agree that they have a right to respond, but they
00:42should respond in proportion.
00:44Meanwhile, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller addressed Israel's move in
00:48barring the U.N. Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, from entering the country, calling
00:53the move unproductive.
00:56Members of the U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss
01:00Iran's attack on Israel.
01:03Israel's ambassador to the U.N. said that Guterres' latest statement, calling for de-escalation
01:07in the Middle East conflict, is detached from reality.
01:11The Secretary-General condemned Iran's attack during the meeting, but at the same time urged
01:16Israel not to hinder ceasefire efforts in both Lebanon and Gaza.