EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Joseph Borrell joins calls for de-escalation, saying tensions between Iran and Israel should not lead the world to forget the humanitarian crisis in besieged Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Britain sanctions Iranian military entities, including the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the IRGC Navy,/ Photo: ReutersThe United States and the United Kingdom have announced widespread sanctions against Iran's military drone programme in response to its recent direct attack against Israel.
A National Security Council spokesperson told Anadolu on condition of anonymity that the claim"is not true and not something that has been discussed."news outlet reported earlier that the Biden administration provided the approval in exchange for Israel's vow not to carry out a large-scale reprisal against Iran for an unprecedented ballistic missile and drone attack last weekend. It cited an anonymous Egyptian source.
"We are also discussing further measures here at the G7 because of course there must be a response to this unprecedented incident," Annalena Baerbock told reporters on the island of Capri. "Before the operation, we clearly told the American side that we will not target American bases and interests in the region," Amirabdollahian said.Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country reserved the right to protect itself after Iran's unprecedented attack, and that it alone would decide how to do so.
Netanyahu told the visiting ministers that Israel"will reserve the right to protect itself," his office said.
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