Biden and Netanyahu speak for first time in weeks as Israeli attack on Iran looms
by Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6RBJD)
Kamala Harris also joins call as US administration seeks to weigh in on Israel's plans
Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for the first time in weeks on Wednesday, a call believed to be crucial amid expectations of an Israeli attack on Iran and a growing escalation of the year-old Middle East conflict.
The US vice- president and presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, also joined the call, according to the White House.
The timing and scope of the Israeli retaliation is still unclear, and a miscalculation could propel Iran and Israel into a full-scale war, which neither side says it wants. The US, Israel's staunch ally, is wary of being drawn into the fighting, and of oil price shocks.
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