Biden Claims Message 'Privately' Sent to Iran
Jazz Shaw 8:31 AM on January 14, 2024
After another strike against the Houthis in Yemen, President Joe Biden seemed to be patting himself on the back for a job well done. The Houthis seemed less impressed, vowing a “strong and effective retaliation” in response. But the real power behind the Houthis is Iran, of course. Public statements from Tehran have been few and far between lately. Surprisingly, Biden was actually asked by a reporter yesterday what sort of message had been sent to Iran. In a somewhat cryptic response, the President said that a message had been delivered to Iran “privately” and that he’s confident that we are “well prepared.” He then jetted off to Camp David, no doubt exhausted by the couple of days he spent in Washington. (NY Post)
President Biden said Saturday that the United States has “privately” delivered a message to Iran over its backing of Houthis targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
As he was heading to Camp David for the weekend, Biden was asked Saturday what message was being sent to Iran through a pair of attacks targeting dozens of facilities in Yemen controlled by the Tehran proxies.
“We delivered it privately and we’re confident we’re well prepared,” the president answered.
On Friday, US officials said the Navy destroyer USS Carney fired off Tomahawk land missiles that struck a Houthi radar site being used to target ships in the Red Sea.
I’m still trying to parse out what Biden’s remarks even mean. One might think that the missiles would have been enough of a “message” for both the Houthis and the Iranian mullahs. But those weren’t “private” in any way. The attacks were making headlines all over the world. So does that mean that the White House has a private line of communications with Tehran and a literal message was sent?
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