{"id":2225356,"date":"2024-04-19T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T19:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-comment-on-israels-retaliatory-strikes-against-iran\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T15:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T19:05:33","slug":"white-house-refuses-to-comment-on-israels-retaliatory-strikes-against-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-comment-on-israels-retaliatory-strikes-against-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"White House declines to address Israel&#8217;s response to Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-refuses-to-comment-on-israels-retaliatory-strikes-against-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2225356&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White\u2062 House press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">secretary<\/a> Karine Jean-Pierre refrained from \u2062commenting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-no-friends-of-freedom-the-american-spectator-usa-news-and-politicsthe-american-spectator-usa-news-and-politics\/\" title=\"Democrats Are No Friends of Freedom\">israel<\/a>-launches-intense-round-of-airstrikes-against-palestinian-terror-tunnels\/&#8221; title=&#8221;WATCH: Israel Launches Intense Round Of Airstrikes Against Palestinian Terror Tunnels&#8221;>overnight strikes<\/a> on Iranian\u200b military facilities during her\u2063 Friday press briefing. For \u200dmore details, visit the Washington\u2062 Examiner&#8217;s White House section. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre chose not \u200bto\u2062 address the overnight \u2064strikes\u200c on Iranian military facilities during\u2063 her Friday press briefing.\u2064 For additional information,\u200d please check out the White House section on the \u200dWashington Examiner&#8217;s website.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> opened her Friday press briefing by alerting reporters that she would not be commenting in any form about the overnight strikes against Iranian military facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Israel reportedly launched three targeted strikes early Friday morning that destroyed Iranian military equipment in an apparent retaliation for the 300 drones and missiles Iran launched at Israel last weekend. Israel, the United States, and other allies shot down 99% of those attacks, according to National Security Council spokesman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kirby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John Kirby<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her declaration at the top of the briefing, Jean-Pierre still faced several questions on the topic but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-reportedly-offered-attorney-sidney-powell-special-counsel-position-but-now-his-closest-aides-are-blocking-her-from-president\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump Reportedly Offered Attorney Sidney Powell Special Counsel Position But Now His Closest Aides Are Blocking Her from President\">declined<\/a> to offer specifics in any shape or form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to speak or speculate about any of the reports that are out there. I\u2019m not going to comment. I\u2019m just going to leave it there,\u201d she repeated throughout the briefing when asked about the strikes. \u201cI\u2019m going to be disappointing many people here this afternoon. I just don\u2019t have anything to share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre additionally declined to comment on a report, citing Italian government officials, that claimed Israel gave the U.S. advance notice the strikes would take place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Secretary of State Antony Blinken similarly declined to comment on the strikes beyond firmly stating that the \u201cUnited States has not been involved in any offensive operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can watch Friday\u2019s briefing in full below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"_c5otxo4QO4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_c5otxo4QO4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Friday&#8217;s press briefing, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refrained from commenting on Israel&#8217;s overnight strikes targeting Iranian military sites. 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