Kaine: Things Seem to Be De-Escalating After Israel Launched Strike Biden Urged Them Not to

Kaine: Things Seem to Be De-Escalating After Israel Launched Strike Biden Urged Them Not to


On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said that President Joe Biden “strongly urged Israel to avoid any response” to Iran’s attack on Israel, but “the fact that both Israel and Iran are downplaying” Israel’s response is “a good sign” and things appear to be de-escalating.

Kaine said, “President Biden strongly urged Israel to avoid any response once the U.S., Israel, and others very effectively defeated the missile and drone strikes that Iran launched into Israel, and that followed the Israeli attack on a consulate in Damascus that killed Iranians. The last thing we need is escalation right now. In this region, we need to de-escalate, hostage deal, ceasefire, de-escalation. That’s what we need. So, yes, I was troubled when I

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