Trump blames Biden for Iranian attack on Israel — RT World News

Former US President and front-runner Republican candidate for the presidential race in November, Donald Trump, said that US President Joe Biden bears part of the blame for the massive Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel on Saturday. The controversial Republican Party suggested that the lack of leadership on the part of the current Democratic president had emboldened Tehran.

Late Saturday, Iran launched several waves of missiles and drones at Israel. Tehran explained that the strikes were in response to the attack “The Zionist regime’s many crimes, including the attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus.”

What is believed to be an Israeli airstrike destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria on April 1, killing seven officers from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, including two high-ranking generals.

While Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari reported that the vast majority of missiles fired by Iran this weekend were intercepted by air defenses, Iranian state media claimed that several Israeli military facilities had been hit.

In his speech to his supporters in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Trump said that the Iranian strikes had occurred “Because we are showing great weakness.”

He added: “The weakness we showed is incredible, and it would not have happened if we were in power.” he suggested.

He concluded by repeating his words “Absolute support” For Israel.

Trump also posted several similar messages on his Truth Social platform, such as one that read: “This should never have been allowed to happen – this would never have happened if I were president!”

Trump has previously accused his Democratic rival of not being assertive enough at the global level, and has repeatedly claimed that Biden is not fit for office.

Trump, an unabashed supporter of Israel, during his time in office recognized the Syrian Golan Heights, which it occupied for decades, as Israeli territory. He also officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved the US embassy there from Tel Aviv in 2018.

Speaking Wednesday in Atlanta, he told reporters that President Biden did just that “I abandoned Israel.”

Although he continues to support Israel, Biden has recently been increasingly critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing rising civilian casualties in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing military campaign against Hamas.

In an interview with MSNBC last month, Biden suggested that the Israeli prime minister was committing a crime “big mistake” With his hardline approach.

However, Biden noted that Washington was “I will never leave Israel” It will continue to supply it with weapons no matter what.