White House says US Navy destroyers joined Israeli military in shooting down Iranian missiles

White House National Security Council Advisor Jake Sullivan has confirmed that US forces again worked alongside the Israeli military in responding to the Iranian attack. “The United States military coordinated closely with the [Israeli Army] to help defend Israel against this attack. US naval destroyers joined Israeli air defense units in firing” at Iranian missiles, he said. He described the Iran attack as “appears to have been defeated” and said Washington was continuing to monitor for another wave of attacks. Sullivan described the attack as a “major escalation” by Iran and said that Washington was in discussions with Israel regarding its possible response. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #aljazeeraenglish #BreakingNews #aljazeeralivenews #aljazeeraenglish #palestine #newsfeed #news #aljazera #latestnews #gaza #israel #Iran #IranHelicopterAccident #hezbollah #southlebanon #lebanonisraelbordertension #BreakingNews #news