Deescalation. That is the message from the us Secretary Of State, tony blinken just now, after israel launched the retaliatory strike against iran, overnight. Now blinken was just speaking from a g7 summit in italy, telling reporters pointedly that the United States was not involved in any Offensive Operations. As he also said, the focus for the United States and g7 remains deescalation you saw israel on the Receiving End of an unprecedented attack. But our focus has been on, of course, making sure that israel can effectively defend itself, but also so deescalating tensions avoiding conflict. And that remains our focus so israels strikes were in response to the missile and drone attack that iran launched last weekend. The early read this morning seems to be the israel in its response overnight was trying to avoid further escalation. A source in the region saying that the strikes are over around so far downplaying the hit coming at them. John. All right. Us officials confirm that israel
isr information uae and saudi in defending israel against the strike. and i think it shows that israel s understands that the best offense in the field future in dealing with this really broad and deep iranian threatened the region is not by being isolated by having these partnerships. and so this could be really a very good move forward. but at the same time, risks of escalation remain right? and i want to talk a little bit about that because iran foreign minister was talking to our erin burnett last night before israel s attack on isfahan. here is what he said in case that the israeli regime, for a embarks on adventurism. again, and takes action against the interests of iran full then next response from us will be immediate and at a maximum