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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
US says strikes on Tehran, Beirut ‘don’t help’ tensions; ‘we’re concerned about an escalation’
An Israeli strike that killed a Hezbollah commander in Beirut and a strike that killed the political leader of Hamas in Tehran “don’t help” regional tensions, even though there are no signs of an imminent wider conflict, the White House says.
“These reports over the last 24, 48 hours certainly don’t help with the temperature going down,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. “We’re obviously concerned about an escalation,” he says.
“All of this adds to the complicated nature of what we’re trying to get done. And what we’re trying to get done is a ceasefire deal.”
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