Instead of midwifing the landmark Middle East peace that he hoped for, Biden became the arms supplier for the leveling of Gaza — a war that killed more women and children in a single year than any other war in the last two decades, according to Oxfam.

President Biden answered a series of questions about Israel's conflict with Iran during a surprise appearance at Friday's White House briefing. QUESTION: Could you clarify some of your comments yesterday with regard to strikes on Iranian oil facilities?

President Joe Biden sought to discourage Israel from attacking Iran’s oil fields, even as he said the country has the right to respond after Tehran’s ballistic-missile barrage earlier this week. “If I were in their shoes I’d be thinking about other alternatives than striking oil fields,