“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordOctober 14, 2023
This was an act of sheer evil. To any country, any organization, anyone thinking of taking advantage of this situation, I have one word: don’t.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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Biden condemns the actions of Hamas and warns against exploiting the situation.

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