{"id":2447173,"date":"2025-06-13T17:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-assisting-israel-in-shooting-down-iranian-missiles\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T17:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T21:24:27","slug":"us-assisting-israel-in-shooting-down-iranian-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-assisting-israel-in-shooting-down-iranian-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"US assisting Israel in shooting down Iranian missiles &#8211;"},"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\">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%2Fus-assisting-israel-in-shooting-down-iranian-missiles%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=2447173&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>The article discusses the United States&#8217; military assistance to Israel in intercepting missiles launched from Iran amidst escalating tensions and conflict between the two nations. A U.S. official confirmed that the military supports Israel in shooting down missiles targeting the contry, utilizing both air and naval assets, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airliner-forced-down-to-arrest-anti-lukashenko-activist\/\" title=\"...liner Forced Down to Arrest Anti-Lukashenko Activist\">fighter aircraft<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-releases-woke-cartoon-recruitment-ad-after-woke-cia-ads-mocked\/\" title=\"Army Releases Woke Cartoon Recruitment Ad After Woke CIA Ads Mocked\">missile defense systems<\/a>.recently,Iran fired over 100 missiles at Israel in retaliation for a preemptive Israeli strike on Iranian military and nuclear sites. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that the conflict with Iran is ongoing, warning of future actions against the Iranian regime, which he claims is at its weakest. Former President Donald Trump spoke with Netanyahu regarding the situation, emphasizing that Iran had a prior opportunity to negotiate a deal to avoid these confrontations.  <\/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\">US assisting Israel in shooting down Iranian missiles<\/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_2147764\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The United States is assisting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a> in shooting down missiles coming from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Iran<\/a> as the two countries trade strikes in an escalating conflict.<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. official confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the military &ldquo;is assisting in shooting down missiles targeting Israel.&rdquo; <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3441174\/us-navy-ships-response-israel-attack-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\">In previous attacks<\/a>, both air and naval assets, such a<\/span>s U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >destroyer-based missile defenses<\/a>, have intercepted missiles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3441219\/trump-israel-attack-iran-always-knew-details\/\">Trump says he &#8216;always knew&#8217; details of Israel&#8217;s attack on Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3441096\/oil-prices-jump-israel-attack-iran\/\">Oil prices jump after Israel&rsquo;s attack on Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3441113\/iran-pulls-out-of-us-nuclear-talks-indefinitely-after-israeli-attack\/\">Iran pulls out of US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-always-knew-details-of-israels-attack-on-iran\/\" title=\"... says he \u2018always knew\u2019 details of ...\u2019s ... on ...\">nuclear talks indefinitely<\/a> after Israeli attack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Israeli military announced that Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3441495\/iran-launches-missiles-tel-aviv-retaliatory-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fired more than 100 missiles<\/a> toward the country Friday night, making a &ldquo;few hits.&rdquo; Tehran&rsquo;s strikes were in response to Israel launching a preemptive attack on Iran&rsquo;s military targets and nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has repeatedly expressed concern over Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program, and a May 31 International Atomic Energy Agency report suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3441564\/report-showing-iran-iaea-noncompliance-preempted-israeli-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Iran was not in compliance<\/a> with its nuclear nonproliferation obligations before the attack.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump, who has been negotiating with Iran on a deal to get the country to stop uranium enrichment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/trump-netanyahu-spoke-friday-amid-israel-iran-conflict-white-house-official-says-2025-06-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">spoke Friday<\/a> with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a White House official told <em>Reuters<\/em>. Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3441113\/iran-pulls-out-of-us-nuclear-talks-indefinitely-after-israeli-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pulled out of talks<\/a> indefinitely after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Trump reacted to the initial Israeli strikes by offering Iran a &ldquo;second chance&rdquo; to avoid more attacks, suggesting the strikes could have been avoided if they had agreed to a deal in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Two months ago I gave Iran a 60 day ultimatum to &lsquo;make a deal.&rsquo; They should have done it! Today is day 61,&rdquo; Trump said in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114675841423085927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Truth Social post<\/a>&nbsp;Friday. &ldquo;I told them what to do, but they just couldn&rsquo;t get there. Now they have, perhaps, a second chance!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other countries have previously helped Israel shoot down missiles. In April 2024, Iran launched more than 300 missiles, which included 170 drones and over 120 ballistic missiles toward Israel. The Israeli military said &ldquo;99%&rdquo; of them were intercepted by Israel&rsquo;s aerial defense systems and its &ldquo;partners.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3440943\/israel-attack-iran-nuclear-program-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISRAEL LAUNCHES MAJOR ATTACK ON IRAN OVER ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM: WHAT TO KNOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that his country&rsquo;s fight against Iran is not over.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;More is on the way. The regime does not know what hit them, or what will hit them. It has never been weaker,&rdquo; Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mike Brest contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2147764\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2147764\"}});<\/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>US aids Israel in intercepting Iranian missiles amid conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2447174,"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\/2025\/06\/israel-missle.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[57144,4671,50822],"class_list":["post-2447173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-iranian-missiles","tag-israel","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/israel-missle.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447173","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447173"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447177,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447173\/revisions\/2447177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}