The Biden administration expects Iran's response in the coming days, as they plan a major retaliatory strike against Israel. However, Iran aims to send a message without sparking a regional war that would compel the U.S. to respond.
Iran ian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives a speech during a meeting of the country's top officials in Tehran. | Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Iran is calibrating its plans for a major retaliatory strike against Israel to send a message — but not spark a regional war that compels Washington to respond, the U.S. assesses.
The National Security Council declined to comment. But President Joe Biden, speaking during a Wednesday news conference, said Iran was “threatening to launch a significant attack on Israel.” U.S. officials usually communicate through other parties with Iran, with whom Washington has not had formal diplomatic relations in more than 40 years. But direct communications are possible, including through Iran’s mission at the United Nations.
“We have also engaged with European allies and partners over the past few days and urged them as well to send a clear message to Iran that escalation is not in Iran’s interest, it’s not in the region’s interest, and it’s not in the world’s interest,” Miller said.
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