This is reported by the Reuters news agency, which quotes a source with knowledge of the situation.
It is the US special envoy for the Middle East, Brett McGurk, who has called the foreign ministers of four countries.
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Iraq have all been contacted by McGurk.
The message was clear: Talk to Iran and ask them to calm tensions with Israel, according to a source with knowledge the news agency spoke to.
Iran’s foreign minister spoke to the four foreign ministers on Wednesday, according to Iranian authorities, Reuters reports.
At the same time, President Biden promises support for Israel, writes the BBC.
– We will do everything we can to protect Israel’s security, said Biden.
Iran: “Israel must and will be punished”
On Wednesday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Ayotallah Ali Khamenei used harsh words against Israel in a speech marking the end of Ramadan.
It happens after an attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus in Syria on 1 April, in which seven members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard are said to have lost their lives.
Israel “must and will be punished” for the attack, Khamenei said.
Bloomberg writes that intelligence sources they have spoken to believe that a major rocket and drone attack against Israel from Iran or Iran-backed groups could come within a few days.
The emergency services work in the ruins after the air strike in Damascus on 1 April.
Photo: Omar Sanadiki / AP
Confusion about flights
The tense situation has also affected air traffic in recent days.
Lufthansa stated on Wednesday that they have suspended flights to Tehran in recent days and has referred to the situation in the Middle East.
– We constantly follow the situation in the Middle East and are in close contact with the authorities, the company states.
The company has said that the flights will probably be canceled until today.
Published 11.04.2024, at 07.10 Updated 11.04.2024, at 07.48
2024-04-11 05:10:02
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