This morning, #POTUS #Biden convened a meeting w/ MVP #KamalaHarris & their #NationalSecurity team to discuss #Iran’s plans to imminently launch a significant ballistic missile attack against #Israel. They reviewed the status of US preparations to help Israel defend against these attacks & protect #US personnel in the region.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #Netanyahu #war #Lebanon #Hezbollah #Gaza #Hamas #MNNA

It does not carry the weight of a #legal commitment to declare or enter a war on #Israel’s side in the sense envisioned by the #US #Constitution.

When the US granted Israel the status of major non-NATO ally #MNNA in 1987, it ONLY enabled Israel to compete equally w/ #NATO & other US allies for contracts & purchase advanced US weapons systems.

@RoundSparrow

FYI

The #UnitedStates is not contractually obligated to actively defend #Israel as it is not a member of #NATO — which is essentially a contract between allied nations.

Israel is a “#Major Non-NATO Ally” or #MNNA.

Iran is likely aware that at no other time has there been more support in the US for Palestinian civilians, making active defense of Israel politically complex, especially just before an election.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war #Lebanon #Hezbollah #Gaza #Hamas

#Israel’s #defense min, Yoav #Gallant, & the #UnitedStates #DefSec, #LloydAustin, met at the #Pentagon on Tues to discuss the rapidly deteriorating #humanitarian conditions in #Gaza & Israel’s plan to invade #Rafah, where #US #ofcls have warned that a major military action could lead to catastrophe.

The meeting came amid growing friction between the 2 #MNNA after the passage of a #UN resolution calling for an immediate #CeaseFire & Israel’s PM, #Netanyahu, cancelled a separate delegation to DC.

⬆️ @olireiv

>> Biden is the one who allows the US Navy to do this exercise, coordinating with a far-right government

#SocietiesAreNotStatic. #Milei was not in power last Oct and won't be in power forever (I hope)

#Argentina is a #MajorNonNATOally #MNNA ➡️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_non-NATO_ally

Relations with allies can't be modulated quickly with each change in power.

This is exactly the problem #Biden is also facing with #Israel's #FarRight govt.

As I said, if you detest Milei, you should love Biden 🙂

Funding for #defense #aid for #Ukraine & #Israel enjoys a relatively wide #bipartisan backing, but a growing number of #Republicans have become skeptical on help for Kyiv, leaving its approval in doubt.

New #House #Speaker #MikeJohnson (& #ChristianNationalist) has indicated he does not agree w/the admin’s approach of combining #Ukraine & #Israel funding into a single bill.

#GOP #HouseRepublicans #democracies #allies #MNNA #Nationalism

Washington considers #Qatar a major non-NATO ally (#MNNA), & the 2 engage in billions of dollars in military sales.

Besides negotiating the release of #hostages, Qatar has also played a fixer role for the #UnitedStates in various situations.

In the recent US prisoner swap w/ #Iran involving the unblocking of $6B in Iranian oil revenue, Qatar agreed to manage the money. The agreement limited Iran’s access to the funds to #humanitarian items such as food & medicine.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast