“Biden will be more assertive”: what role can the United States play in the Iran-Israel conflict?

Washington on the wire. If Joe Biden recalled that the United States continued to “unwaveringly” support the Jewish state after Iran’s unprecedented response against Israel, the American president also expressed a desire for “de-escalation” in the Middle East. Therefore, there can be no question of participation in a possible Israeli response. According to the New York Times, the American president even emphasized to his Israeli ally that intercepting Iranian missiles in itself was enough and that retaliatory action was not necessary. Hasni Abidi, director of the Center for Arab and Mediterranean Studies (Cernam) in Geneva, deciphers the impact the White House could have.