White House: We are not looking for war with Iran/We have no interest in regional agreements
The spokesperson of the National Security Council of the White House emphasized in an interview on Monday that the US is not seeking war with Iran and has no interest in a regional conflict. |
According to the international group Tasnim news agency, John Kirby In a television interview, the spokesperson of the National Security Council of the White House stated that the US President Joe Biden’s government is considering the options regarding the killing of three American soldiers and emphasized that Washington is not seeking war with Iran and intensifying the scope of conflicts in the region.
In response to the presenter’s question about some members of Congress demanding a direct response to Iran, he said that he did not want to speculate about this before the president. He said: “We are not looking for a war with Iran.” We don’t want to escalate conflicts in the region.”
John Kirby once again emphasized that the US president will review a set of options to respond to the deaths and injuries of US soldiers. But he doesn’t want to give a preconceived opinion about what the American reaction will be.
Yesterday, an interview with the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army was broadcast in which he says that in his opinion Iran is not looking for war with America. The said interview was conducted before the attack on the American base, but it was aired yesterday, after the news of that attack was published. The host asked Kirby if Joe Biden’s opinion is now in line with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or if something has changed?
Kirby said: “As he (Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) said that we have directly sent a message to Iran and said what we want here. I cannot say what Iran wants or does not want. I can tell you what we want. What we want is a stable and prosperous Middle East, and these attacks must stop.” wider and does not enter another war in the Middle East. Syria’s “Al-Shaddi” Al-Tanf Syria/Biden reacted
Publisher | Tasnim News |