risk pouring fuel onto these rising tensions in the middle east. that was the main message that was echoed by really what we have seen as the only official reaction from the biden administration, when secretary of state antony blinken spoke during his trip to italy for conversations with g-7 leaders, he held a press conference this morning, and during that press conference he was asked whether the u.s. received a warning, a heads-up from the israelis before this strike, something that u.s. officials had asked their israeli counterparts to do. listen to his response here. >> the united states has not been involved in any offensive operations. what we're focused on, what the g-7 is focused on -- and again, it's reflected in our statement and in our conversation -- is our work to deescalate tensions, to deescalate from any potential conflict. >> reporter: blinken not saying whether that heads-up was given, but the italian foreign