Biden treads diplomatic tightrope on Israel-Iran - BBC News

Iran's unprecedented weekend attack on Israel has changed the US political calculus in the region.

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Iran's brazen attack directly targeting Israel on Saturday means that the one thing President Biden most feared and desperately sought to avert in the wake of the 7 October Hamas attack has happened - an escalation of the conflict to the wider region.

For the US president, the tightrope he was walking on the Israel-Gaza war has got even thinner, as he seeks to both de-escalate the situation and deter Iran, while facing domestic pressure from both left and right over the relationship with Israel. Any ceasefire deal in Gaza, meanwhile, hangs in the balance.

Just two weeks ago, it appeared that the US-Israel relationship - once the closest of close allies - was in serious trouble.

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