Jake Sullivan: Iran Plays Deep, Dark Role in Supporting Hamas, We Don’t Have Evidence of Involvement in Attack on Israel

We basis about this ░░░░░░░░ we re looking back ░░░░░░░░ our intelligence holdings to ░░░░░░░░ if we have any ░░░░░░░░ information on that we ░░░░░░░░ looking to acquire further ░░░░░░░░ and if there s ░░░░░░░░ update to that I ░░░░░░░░ share with you But ░░░░░░░░ I stand here today ░░░░░░░░ Iran plays this broad ░░░░░░░░ sustain deep and dark ░░░░░░░░ in providing all of ░░░░░░░░ important capabilities to Hamas ░░░░░░░░ terms of this particular ░░░░░░░░ attack on October Seventh ░░░░░░░░ don t currently have ░░░░░░░░ information We will continue ░░░░░░░░ look for it and ░░░░░░░░ we find it we ░░░░░░░░ share that with you ░░░░░░░░ back at the last ░░░░░░░░ days Israel miss attack ░░░░░░░░ s a question for ░░░░░░░░ to ask the Israeli ░░░░░░░░ Obviously the Israeli government ░░░░░░░░ placed a high premium ░░░░░░░░ it s intelligence capacity ░░░░░░░░ it relates to Hamas ░░░░░░░░ it relates the West ░░░░░░░░ as it relates to ░░░░░░░░ and why it is ░░░░░░░░ they did not have ░░░░░░░░ from This is not ░░░░░░░░ question that I can ░░░░░░░░ from the u s ░░░░░░░░ there anything any of ░░░░░░░░ guests suggest we did ░░░░░░░░ see anything that suggested ░░░░░░░░ attack of this type ░░░░░░░░ going to unfold any ░░░░░░░░ than the Israelis Do ░░░░░░░░ you re meeting the ░░░░░░░░ Image early Really nice ░░░░░░░░ see him Israel Why ░░░░░░░░ his reaction when shown ░░░░░░░░ You ve seen him ░░░░░░░░ twice you ve heard ░░░░░░░░ voice and this has ░░░░░░░░ in a deeply emotional ░░░░░░░░ for all of us ░░░░░░░░ it is for many ░░░░░░░░ in this room who ░░░░░░░░ people or know people ░░░░░░░░ know people who were ░░░░░░░░ or who are missing ░░░░░░░░ all of us have ░░░░░░░░ close relationships with our ░░░░░░░░ counterparts President Biden has ░░░░░░░░ decades long relationship with ░░░░░░░░ Minister Netanyahu and he ░░░░░░░░ hear the pain in ░░░░░░░░ Minister Netanyahu s voice ░░░░░░░░ he talks to him ░░░░░░░░ hear the pain of ░░░░░░░░ counterparts when I talk ░░░░░░░░ them so this is ░░░░░░░░ just about policy or ░░░░░░░░ This is personal for ░░░░░░░░ and it s personal ░░░░░░░░ the American people with ░░░░░░░░ bonds with the Israeli ░░░░░░░░ and so President Biden ░░░░░░░░ seen and felt that ░░░░░░░░ emotional resonance of this ░░░░░░░░ he has also held ░░░░░░░░ conviction that his job ░░░░░░░░ president is to make ░░░░░░░░ that he has the ░░░░░░░░ of mind and purpose ░░░░░░░░ take the actions necessary ░░░░░░░░ that we are standing ░░░░░░░░ Israel in it s ░░░░░░░░ of need so that ░░░░░░░░ are working to deter ░░░░░░░░ widening of this conflict ░░░░░░░░ so we are getting ░░░░░░░░ the tools that it ░░░░░░░░ to defend itself Just ░░░░░░░░ all the way they ░░░░░░░░ In this facility over ░░░░░░░░ support for Hamas is ░░░░░░░░ reason enough to freeze ░░░░░░░░ six million dollars You ░░░░░░░░ helped In exchange for ░░░░░░░░ prisoners we have not ░░░░░░░░ see that had a ░░░░░░░░ of that six billion ░░░░░░░░ and I will leave ░░░░░░░░ at that You rephrase ░░░░░░░░ based on this activity ░░░░░░░░ just made out of ░░░░░░░░ that they are complicit ░░░░░░░░ If you speak ministrations ░░░░░░░░ Italy see them going ░░░░░░░░ the wrong direction that ░░░░░░░░ went Stop that down ░░░░░░░░ The position This is ░░░░░░░░ William prevent it from ░░░░░░░░ into there has to ░░░░░░░░ them to do what ░░░░░░░░ do that you just ░░░░░░░░ now Let me just ░░░░░░░░ what I said because ░░░░░░░░ s unequivocal not a ░░░░░░░░ that money has been ░░░░░░░░ and I will leave ░░░░░░░░ at that