Blinken discusses need to avoid Iranian escalation in call with Jordanian FM

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan January 7, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan January 7, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Jordan Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi today “to discuss the urgent need to avoid further escalation in the region by Iran, as well as diplomatic efforts to achieve an enduring end to the crisis in Gaza that provides lasting peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians alike,” the State Department says.

“Blinken thanked Jordan for its leadership in facilitating the delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, including through joint US-Jordan airdrops and deliveries by land,” the US readout adds.

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