{"id":2318791,"date":"2024-08-03T19:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T23:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-hopes-iran-will-stand-down-amid-tense-week-in-middle-east-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-03T19:43:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T23:43:51","slug":"biden-hopes-iran-will-stand-down-amid-tense-week-in-middle-east-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-hopes-iran-will-stand-down-amid-tense-week-in-middle-east-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden hopes Iran will stand down amid tense week in Middle East &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fbiden-hopes-iran-will-stand-down-amid-tense-week-in-middle-east-washington-examiner%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=2318791&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>President\u2062 Joe Biden expressed hope that Iran will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-response-to-putin-debate-challenge-shows-weakness-white-house-continues-to-deflect-amid-ramped-up-rhetoric-from-china-nk-and-russia\/\" title=\"Biden response to Putin debate challenge shows weakness, White House continues to deflect amid ramped up rhetoric from China, NK and Russia\">de-escalate tensions<\/a> in the Middle East \u2062after a tumultuous \u200dweek marked by \u200cIsraeli airstrikes in Beirut and Tehran that resulted in the deaths of key \u200cHezbollah and Hamas leaders. As he left a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-year-of-living-fearfully\/\" title=\"The Year of Living Fearfully\">grocery store<\/a> in\u2062 Wilmington, Delaware, he responded to a reporter&#8217;s question about Iran standing \u200ddown, indicating uncertainty but optimism. During the week, Iranian \u2062Supreme Leader\u2062 Ali Khamenei had called \u200bfor a direct strike on\u2062 Israel, reflecting the\u2062 heightened tension following these events. Biden later reinforced his support for Israel&#8217;s \u2064security during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,\u2062 emphasizing U.S. commitments to \u2062defend against \u2062threats from Iran and \u200bits proxies, including\u200c military deployments\u2063 to enhance Israel&#8217;s defense capabilities.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden hopes Iran will stand down amid tense week in Middle East<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1721201\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> said Saturday that he hopes <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iran<\/a> will stand down after a chaotic week in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As he was leaving a local grocery store in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden fielded one question from a reporter across the street on his way to his limousine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope so,&rdquo; Biden said when asked if he thinks Iran will stand down. &ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenniferJJacobs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JenniferJJacobs<\/a> he hopes Iran will &ldquo;stand down&rdquo; re: escalating tension in the Middle East <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7z1WNN7AAN\">pic.twitter.com\/7z1WNN7AAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1819858315041530281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Earlier in the week, Israel conducted airstrikes in Beirut and Tehran, Iran, killing senior leaders of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3105771\/who-is-hezbollah-commander-targeted-israel-beirut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hezbollah<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3107004\/israeli-forces-confirmed-it-killed-hamas-top-military-leader-during-airstrike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a>, respectively. Both groups are Iranian proxies, and on Wednesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3106510\/ayatollah-khamenei-orders-strike-israel-directly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ordered<\/a> a direct strike on Israel. While that has not come to fruition, the threat of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3109989\/iran-short-range-projectile-killed-haniyeh-reiterates-vows-retaliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>retaliation<\/a> remains.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and &ldquo;reaffirmed his commitment to Israel&rsquo;s security against all threats from Iran, including its proxy terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis,&rdquo; according to a White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/08\/01\/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-call-with-prime-minister-netanyahu-of-israel-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>readout<\/a> of the call.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The President discussed efforts to support Israel&rsquo;s defense against threats, including against ballistic missiles and drones, to include new defensive U.S. military deployments,&rdquo; according to the readout, which also noted Vice President Kamala Harris was on the call. &ldquo;Together with this commitment to Israel&rsquo;s defense, the President stressed the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-are-actually-very-close-president-trump-discusses-ongoing-efforts-to-turn-election-around-with-dr-maria-ryan-and-giuliani-audio\/\" title=\"\u201cWe Are Actually Very Close\u201d \u2013 President Trump Discusses Ongoing Efforts to Turn Election Around with Dr. Maria Ryan and Giuliani (AUDIO)\">ongoing efforts<\/a> to de-escalate broader tensions in the region.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a separate call, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Secretary reiterated ironclad U.S. support for Israel&rsquo;s security and informed the Minister of additional measures, to include ongoing and future defensive force posture changes, that the Department will take to support the defense of Israel,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/3860559\/readout-of-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-call-with-israeli-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>readout<\/a> of that call. &ldquo;Secretary Austin highlighted that further escalation is not inevitable and that all countries in the region would benefit from a de-escalation in tensions, including through completing a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. However, he also stressed that the unprecedented scale of U.S. support for Israel since October 7 should leave Iran, Lebanese Hizballah, and other Iranian-backed terrorist groups with no doubt about U.S. resolve.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1721201\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1721201\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden expressed his hope on Saturday that Iran will de-escalate tensions following a tumultuous week in the Middle East. While exiting a grocery store in Wilmington, Delaware, he responded to a reporter&#8217;s question about whether he believes Iran will back down, saying, &#8220;I hope so,&#8221; but added, &#8220;I don\u2019t know.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Earlier that week, Israel carried out airstrikes in Beirut and Tehran that resulted in the deaths of high-ranking leaders from Hezbollah and Hamas\u2014both groups are backed by Iran. In response to these events, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had ordered a direct attack on Israel; however, this has yet to occur and the threat of retaliation still looms.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reaffirm U.S. support for Israel\u2019s security against threats from Iran and its proxy groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. The White House stated that Biden discussed measures to bolster Israel&#8217;s defense against potential attacks involving ballistic missiles and drones.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held a conversation with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Friday where he reiterated strong U.S. backing for Israel\u2019s security. He informed Gallant about ongoing adjustments in U.S. military posture aimed at supporting Israel&#8217;s defense while emphasizing that further escalation is not inevitable. Austin also noted the benefits of reducing regional tensions through efforts such as achieving a ceasefire in Gaza and securing hostage releases but underscored the significant level of U.S. support for Israel since October 7 as a clear message to Iran and its allies regarding American resolve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2700,"featured_media":2318792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe-Biden-Delaware.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,3817,3823,32726],"class_list":["post-2318791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-diplomacy","tag-iran","tag-middle-east"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe-Biden-Delaware.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2700"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}