Biden says US would use military force against Iran as a 'last resort' to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon
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President Joe Biden during a new interview with Israel's Channel 12 said that the US would be willing to take military action against Iran as a "last resort" to prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Israeli news anchor Yonit Levi noted that Biden in the past said he would "do anything" to ensure Iran doesn't acquire nuclear weapons. Levi asked if that also meant the president would "use force" against Iran.
"If that was the last resort, yes," Biden said, refusing to expand on whether the US would work with Israel in such an operation.
"But Iran cannot get a nuclear weapon," he added.
Biden has made reviving the 2015 nuclear deal a top foreign policy priority. The Obama era deal was designed to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.
President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the deal in May 2018 and reimposed sanctions. Trump's decision to pull from the pact, which went against the wishes of key US allies in Europe, was applauded by the Israeli government. But the move also ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Tehran. Trump's decision to order a drone strike that killed a top Iranian general exacerbated the contentious dynamic, at times raising concerns that a new war was on the horizon.
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