Iran has fully entered the US election campaign. The attack on Israel on Tuesday came hours before the vice presidential debate on CBS in New York. The first question posed to No. 2 Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was about Iran: would they support or oppose a preemptive strike by Israel against Iran, after Iran launched more than 100 ballistic missiles? missiles against Israel? Both spoke of Israel’s right to defend itself without directly answering the question.. No. 2 Kamala Harris backed Trump’s support for Israel, even as Democrats pressured Israel to limit its response to Hamas and Hezbollah after their attacks, terrorist groups financed by Iran.
Walz responded first during this campaign’s vice presidential debate, accusing Donald Trump of making the world more vulnerable during his tenure in the White House. ““Israel’s ability to defend itself is absolutely fundamental,” » underlined Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ number 2, who stammered at the start of his response. He then looked at Donald Trump’s record on foreign policy, which he accuses of threatening the United States’ relations with its allies: “Strong leadership is going to be important.” Walz responded with some hesitation, at one point having to correct Israel for Iran, as foreign policy is uncharted territory for this Minnesota governor. He also spoke about “representatives of Israel” while he was probably referring to those in Iran.
Vancewho first wanted to talk about his personal biography during his speech, said “it is up to Israel” to determine what measures are necessary to maintain its country’s security and that the United States must support its allies in the fight against those countries that support terrorism, such as Iran, which founded and financed Hezbollah and financed Hamas for decades. Tehran funded these terrorist groups and others from Yemen, Syria and Iraq to attack Israel.
Senator Vance, who responded after Walz, responded with more ease. The Ohio senator, however, highlighted Donald Trump’s four years in office, which he described as an “effective deterrent.” Trump brought stability, people were afraid to cross the line,” referring to Russia and Iran. According to him, “Biden and Harris gave 100 billion to Iran to buy weapons and use them against Israel and the United States“.
Vance said it was up to Israel to do what was necessary to maintain its country’s security.: “We must support our allies wherever they are as they fight the bad guys”. Vance stressed that he knows many Americans worry about the “chaos in the world” and the “feeling that the American dream is unattainable.” According to him, Donald Trump ““It has always made the world safer.”
