Iran’s Retaliatory Attacks on Israel Cause Controversy Among Neighboring Countries and the US

Regarding Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Israel, officials from Turkey, Jordan, and Iraq said on the 14th that Iran has decided to carry out drone and missile attacks on the Israeli side in order to avoid escalating the conflict and causing large-scale casualties on the Israelis . side. In this photo, police and residents examine the remains of a rocket booster near Arad, Israel, on the 14th (2024. Reuters/Christophe van der Perre)

[ワシントン／バグダッド／ドバイ　１４日　ロイター] – Regarding Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Israel, officials from Turkey, Jordan, and Iraq said on the 14th that Iran’s drone and missile attacks caused large-scale casualties on the Israeli side, escalating the conflict to a wide area several days before the attack on the 13th to avoid the attack. However, the United States says there was no advance warning, and there is a difference of opinion.

The attack caused serious damage in Israel, including seriously injuring a girl, but most of the hundreds of drones and missiles launched by Iran were shot down before they reached Israeli territory.

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abdollahian, said on the 14th that Iran had given neighboring countries and the United States 72 hours notice of the air strike on Israel in order to avoid large-scale damage. The Turkish Foreign Ministry acknowledged that it had been in contact with the United States and Iran before the attack.

Iraqi, Turkish and Jordanian officials said Iran had given advance warning of the attack and provided some details about the attack.

However, a senior Biden administration official denied Abdullahian’s comments. The US government said they contacted Iran through Switzerland, but no 72-hour warning was given, and that Tehran only sent messages to the US after the attack began.

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