After Iran’s attack on Israel, The United States seeks to avoid escalation in the Middle East crisis. This was confirmed by a senior White House official on Sunday.
“We don’t want the situation to get worse,” said White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, who was consulted by an NBC program. “We are not seeking a broader war with Iran,” he added.
Israel is on high alert this Sunday after Iran’s unprecedented move sparked fears of a wider conflict.
Kirby said the United States is “alert” to any Iranian threat to American troops.
“We made it clear to all parties, including Iran, what we would do (…) and also how seriously we would take any potential threat to our personnel,” he said during the interview.
The first Iranian attack on Israeli territory came on Saturday night in retaliation for a deadly attack by the Israelis on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus on April 1.
Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles on Saturday night, wounding 12 people, according to the Israeli military, but nearly all were intercepted before reaching Israeli territory, with help from the United States, Jordan, the United Kingdom and other allies.
Nearly 300 armed drones have been launched by Iran into Israeli territory. Photo: EFEThe American position on “strong” support for Israel had already been anticipated hours ago by President Joe Biden. Likewise, the American president urged the Israeli government “not to have a military response.”
According to the American news site Axios, Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would oppose a counterattack against Iran.
Source: Clarin
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