US seeking to deter Iran from strike on Israel, officials say
by Julian Borger and Patrick Wintour from World news | The Guardian on (#6M0R6)
US declaring commitment to Israeli security while also working to prevent regional war, say officials
The US is seeking to deter Iran from carrying out a retaliatory strike against Israel with concerted declarations of commitment to Israeli security, while at the same time trying to prevent the outbreak of a major regional war, officials in Washington have said.
US officials still believe that a direct Iranian missile or drone strike is possible within the next few days, in retaliation for the Israeli bombing of an Iranian consular building in Damascus on 1 April, which killed a top Islamic Revolutionary Guards general and six other Guard officers.
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