US working to de-escalate tensions between Israel and Iran - Blinken

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The United States is working to de-escalate tensions between Israel and Iran and hold Iran accountable.

The United States does not participate in Israeli operations in Iran. According to UNN, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said, CNN reported.

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According to him, the G7 countries are focused on de-escalating the situation in the Middle East.

We are focused on what the G7 is focused on, and this is reflected in our statement and in our conversation, which is our work to de-escalate tensions. We are committed to Israel's security. And we are also committed to de-escalation - to trying to end these tensions

- Blinken said.

He also said that the countries share "a commitment to hold Iran accountable.

Blinken said that the countries condemned the strikes carried out by Iran on Israel over the weekend. He called the attacks "unprecedented in their scale; scale because it was a direct attack on Israel by Iran, scale because more than 300 munitions were used, including ballistic missiles.

The newspaper writes that the White House has taken a restrained position, reflecting the desire of American officials to maintain a certain distance from this decision. They made it clear that the choice was solely Israel's.

"We were not involved," said one of the officials.

Recall

Israel struck Iran overnight in response to last week's massive missile and drone attack. At the same time, CNN's regional intelligence sources believethat direct interstate strikes between the two sides are "over.

Half of the missiles used by Iran to attack Israel failed - media15.04.24, 12:51

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