One of the first leaders to respond to the attack was British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, stating: “The UK will continue to stand up for Israel’s security and that of all our regional partners, including Jordan and Iraq.”The United Kingdom condemned the Iranian attack on Israel as “reckless”. US President Joe Biden shortened a planned visit to Delaware and returned to the White House to meet with national security officials. Biden called the intercepted attacks a win for Israel, and committed to a unified diplomatic response from the G7.A White House spokesperson labelled the Iranian strikes a “spectacular and embarrassing failure”. The Embassy of the United States in Jerusalem posted a security alert urging its workers to seek shelter until further notice. Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would not back Israel in a possible future counterattack