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Sunday, October 27, 2024
US defense chief: Iran ‘should not make the mistake of responding to Israel’s strikes’
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warns Tehran against responding to Israel’s strikes on military sites in Iran and says he has stressed in a call to his Israeli counterpart the opportunities to de-escalate tensions in the region.
“Iran should not make the mistake of responding to Israel’s strikes, which should mark the end of this exchange,” Austin says in a statement.