President Joe Biden emphasized the critical role of US support to allies around the world including Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific in a speech at the commencement for the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, Reuters reports.

He also highlighted the US role in repelling Iranian missile attacks against Israel and support for allies in the Indo-Pacific against increasing Chinese militarism in the region.

“Thanks to the US Armed Forces, we’re doing what only America can do as the indispensable nation, the world’s only superpower,” Biden said.