Blinken asks China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia to pressure Iran to prevent Iranian attack on Israel

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Cameron tells his Iranian counterpart that “Tehran must not drag the Middle East into a broader conflict”

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia to pressure Iran to prevent it from attacking Israel in retaliation for the Israeli bombing of the Iranian Consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

The spokesperson for the State Department, Matthew Miller, indicated at a press conference that Blinken has conveyed this request to the aforementioned countries in a series of calls that he has made “in the last 24 hours” with the foreign ministers of Turkey, China and Saudi Arabia, Hakan Fidan, Wang Yi and Faisal bin Farhan.

“We have also been in contact with European allies and partners in recent days and have urged them to send a clear message to Iran that escalation is not in Iran's interest, it is not in the region's interest and it is not in the interest of the world,” he added.

On the other hand, the British Foreign Minister, David Cameron, reported this Thursday that he had had a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Hosein Amirabdolahian, to whom he conveyed that “Tehran must not drag the Middle East into a broader conflict.” “.

“I am deeply concerned about the possibility that a miscalculation will lead to more violence. Instead, Iran should work to de-escalate and prevent further attacks,” he added in a message on the X social network.

Last week, an attack attributed to Israel hit Iranian diplomatic facilities in the Syrian capital, leaving at least 16 dead, including senior officials in Iran's Revolutionary Guard and two civilians, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Since then, the main authorities in Tehran have warned that they retain the right to respond, warnings that Israel has received, in turn, warning that they will retaliate if they are attacked in any way.