US Republican presidential candidate businessman Vivek Ramaswami said Washington should cover Israel with a “diplomatic iron dome” to prevent the UN from criticizing the Jewish state and being left alone in the fight against Hamas. He stated this in his meeting with. Fox News.
Ramaswamy said Hamas’ actions were “inhumane and wrong” and that Washington’s role was to diplomatically defend Israel’s right to self-defense.
“And the United States’ role here is to defend, diplomatically, Israel’s right to fully defend itself. “Israel’s right to national self-defense and existence is absolute…” he said.
Comparing it to the Iron Dome missile defense system, the presidential candidate emphasized that the USA should support Israel in the form of a “diplomatic Iron Dome”.
He also said it was important to warn Palestinians, Iranians and other regional actors that attacks on US bases or aggression against Americans will not be tolerated.
“[Дайте ясно понять, что] If you attack US bases or US forces in the region, there will certainly be serious consequences… But do so against the broader background that the US will not participate in this war, but will support Israel’s right to self-defense,” Ramaswamy said. said.
It happened before that knownIt is stated that on the eve of the Israeli operation, the Americans will deploy almost a dozen air defense systems to Middle Eastern countries, including various systems in Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The Pentagon announced that the United States will deploy a battery of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system and additional Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) battalions to the region.
Previously The US presidential candidate did not rule out the possibility of the country withdrawing from NATO and the UN.