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- Ex-national security advisor John Bolton called for a "far stronger" response from Israel against Iran.
- Bolton made the comments after Iran launched a barrage of retaliatory strikes toward Israel.
- John Kirby told NBC News President Joe Biden did not want to engage in a wider war with Iran.
Former national security advisor John Bolton called for a "far stronger" response from Israel after Iran launched a missile and drone attack against the country.
Bolton, a UN ambassador under President George W. Bush and an advisor in President Donald Trump's administration, took to CNN shortly after the attack began to call out what he said was an insufficient deterrence strategy.