Evelyn Hockstein/ReutersIsrael’s retaliatory attack against Iran early Friday came despite President Joe Biden’s stringent warnings against doing just that to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with the leaders appearing to become increasingly at odds about how Israel should respond against its enemies.The U.S. was only tipped off about the attack “at the last minute,” according to the Italian foreign minister who spoke to American officials at a meeting of the G7 on Friday morning.Iran
The United States launches retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, about a week after a drone attack killed three U.S. troops at a remote base in Jordan.