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Thursday, April 11, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Report: Iran told US its response to Damascus strike will be limited
A banner displaying pictures of Israeli army officials with their faces encircled by a red crosshair icon, hangs in Tehran on April 2, 2024, following a suspected Israeli strike in Damascus that killed the top IRGC officer in Syria. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
Iran has signaled to Washington that it will respond to Israel’s purported attack on its Syrian embassy in a way that aims to avoid major escalation and it will not act hastily, Iranian sources say.
Iran’s message to Washington was conveyed by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian during a visit on Sunday to the Gulf Arab state of Oman, which has often acted as an intermediary between Tehran and Washington, the sources say.
A source familiar with US intelligence was not aware of the message conveyed via Oman, but says Iran has “been very clear” that its response to the attack on its Damascus embassy compound would be “controlled” and “non-escalatory” and planned “to use regional proxies to launch a number of attacks on Israel.”
