Should Israel attack Iran’s nuclear facilities? Biden, GOP disagree

“They have a right to respond, but they should respond proportionally,” he told reporters.

But there is an understanding in Washington that Israel will go further than its response to Tehran’s missile attack in April, and hawks in the Republican party say nuclear facilities are fair game.

GOP lawmakers including House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) have slammed the Biden administration for seeking to restrain Israel.

“Let them defend themselves. Israel has a right to self-defense, whatever it is, including nuclear sites,” Scalise said Thursday on Fox News.

Graham released a statement criticizing Biden for what he called a “miscalculation” of Iran and its intentions.