Kirby: America does not want “intensification of tension” and “war” with Iran

In response to a question about the position of the Biden administration regarding the tension between Iran and Israel, the White House National Security Adviser said that America does not want to prolong the tension in the region and war with Iran.

According to the Hill news agency, John Kirby said in a conversation with NBC on Sunday about the position of President Joe Biden’s government regarding Israel’s response to Iran’s attack: I think the decision on any further action is up to Israel. Since the beginning of the conflict, Biden has tried hard to prevent this conflict from turning into a regional war and escalation of tension, and this will be his position in the future.

In the early hours after Iran’s crushing response to the Israeli regime’s aggression against Tehran’s consulate in Damascus, the US president announced in a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would not participate in Tel Aviv’s retaliatory response to Tehran.

Also, according to reports, Iran’s military response to Tel Aviv has led to the spread of internal tension among American parties and politicians, so that the Biden administration has been heavily verbally attacked by Trump-supporting Republicans.

On Saturday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the firing of dozens of drones and missiles towards the occupied territories and positions of the Zionist regime.

In the notice of the IRGC it is stated: In response to the numerous crimes committed by the Zionist regime, including the attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus and the martyrdom of a group of commanders and military advisors of our country in Syria, the IRGC’s aerospace force targeted certain targets inside the occupied territories with Dozens of missiles and drones were hit.

The representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United Nations also announced: Iran’s military action was based on Article 51 of the United Nations Charter regarding legitimate defense in response to the aggression of the Zionist regime on our country’s diplomatic facilities in Damascus.

Source: IRNA