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U.S. warns Iran: We won't be able to restrain Israel if you attack

03 November 2024 00:37 (UTC +04:00)

The Biden administration warned Iran in recent days against launching another attack on Israel and stressed it won't be able to restrain the Israelis, according to a U.S. official and a former Israeli official briefed on the issue, APA reports citing Axios.

After Iran attacked Israel on Oct. 1, in response to a string of Israeli assassinations, Israel responded by hitting military targets but not nuclear or oil production facilities.

"We told the Iranians: We won't be able to hold Israel back, and we won't be able to make sure that the next attack will be calibrated and targeted as the previous one," a U.S. official said.

The U.S. official said the message was conveyed directly to the Iranians — notable because such direct contacts are rarely disclosed. The Israeli official said a messaged was passed from Washington to Tehran through the Swiss.