Biden: US prepared to use force to stop Iran getting nuclear arms
President Joe Biden has pledged that the US is “prepared to use all elements of its national power” to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
Mr Biden made the declaration with Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid on the second day of his visit there.
Israel considers the Iranian nuclear programme to be its greatest threat, though Iran insists it is peaceful.
The president will hold talks with Palestinian officials on Friday before a controversial visit to Saudi Arabia.
Mr Biden outlined a series of strategic commitments underpinning the US relationship with Israel – its closest regional ally – in a document known as the Jerusalem US-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration.
He also pledged that the US would “work together with our other partners to confront Iran’s aggression and destabilising activities”, including Iran’s use of “terrorist organisations such as Hezbollah, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad”.
source: bbc
