– We are preparing to meet Israel’s security needs both in terms of defense and attack, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement on Thursday.
He says Israel is continuing the war in Gaza, but that they are also preparing for a number of scenarios elsewhere.
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On 1 April, an attack caused extensive damage to the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus and killed seven members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, including two generals. Israel has been accused of being behind the attack, but has not commented on the accusations.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stated on Wednesday that Israel must and will be punished for the attack on the Iranian consulate.
The US is asking for calm
In recent days, the United States has warned of the danger of an attack by Iran or Iran-allied groups at a time when tensions in the Middle East have increased. President Joe Biden stated on Wednesday that Iran is threatening to launch a significant attack against Israel.
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US authorities have contacted the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Iraq to ask them to urge Iran to de-escalate tensions, according to Reuters.
The US special envoy for the Middle East, Brett McGurk, called the foreign ministers to ask them to calm down the situation, and this request is said to have been followed up, according to Reuters. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Wednesday that the country’s foreign minister had spoken to the four other foreign ministers about the situation.
Deleted message about closed airspace
The German airline Lufthansa announced on Wednesday that it had suspended flights to Tehran until Thursday. Later, the Iranian news agency Mehr published a report that the airspace over the capital was closed due to a military exercise.
The message was later deleted, and the news agency, which has close ties to the Iranian authorities, subsequently denied having published such a message.
2024-04-11 11:31:15
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