Vedant Patel, a State Department spokesman, said at a news conference in Washington on Wednesday that the United States is pushing for a “unified diplomatic response” to the Iranian attack and is urging Israel to avoid “further escalation”. But he added, “These decisions are for Israel to make as a sovereign, democratic nation.”
Israel's war cabinet has met several times since the weekend to discuss when and how to respond to Iran's barrage of ballistic missiles and exploding drones, most of which were intercepted by air defenses. intercepted by Israel, with support from the US, UK, France and Jordan.
Israeli officials reportedly Consider a range of optionsfrom a direct attack on Iran to an attack on an Iranian target, such as an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base, in a country other than Iran, to a cyber attack or assassination, trying to send a clear message to Tehran while not initiating a major attack. Climb the ladder.
“Israel will respond as it sees fit,” an Israeli official said Wednesday, adding that it has “many ways” to do so. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military strategy.
Iran's leaders have warned that the country will respond strongly to any Israeli attack. “We will respond with more deadly weapons,” Iran's army chief, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, said Wednesday.
Iran said it attacked Israel in response to the April 1 attack. air strikes on diplomatic facilities in Syriakilled at least three senior Iranian commanders and four officers overseeing Iran's covert operations in the Middle East.
Ms. Baerbock said it was important to prevent “the extremely dangerous situation in the Middle East from turning into a regional conflagration,” the German news agency said. Deutsche Presse-Agency report.
“As the G7, we speak with one voice,” Ms. Baerbock said after arriving in Italy on Wednesday to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations. “All players in the region are urged to exercise maximum restraint.”
Mr. Cameron said that the Group of 7, which includes the US as well as Britain and Germany, should cooperate to punish Iran with sanctions. American and European officials said Tuesday they were looking into it impose additional sanctions on Iran could target its weapons programs and oil revenues.
