Israel Iran conflict: ‘Will have to pay the price’, Israel’s open threat to Iran
After the Iranian attack, a meeting of Israel’s war cabinet was called on Sunday. According to Israeli media, it has been decided in the War Cabinet meeting that Israel will definitely respond to the Iranian attack, but when and how to respond has not been decided yet. It is known that US President Joe Biden has advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to think strategically before taking any step.
Latest updates on Israel-Iran crisis
US President Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US will not help Israel if it attacks Iran. A top American official has made it clear that if Israel attacks Iran, the US Army will not help Israel in this attack.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan called on the UN Security Council meeting to impose tough sanctions on Iran and designate the Iranian military as a terrorist organization. “Iran is a threat to regional and global peace and is trying to create instability,” Israel alleged.
At the UN Security Council meeting, Iran accused Israel of attacking its embassy in Damascus. Iran said that ‘the UN Security Council has not taken any action against Israel’s provocative actions, so they have no other option left to respond.’ Iran also said it did not want to escalate the conflict, but would respond if aggressive action was taken against it.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdullahi said that Iran had already informed America about the attack on Israel.
India has expressed concern over the increasing tension in West Asia and has emphasized that both the countries should resolve the dispute through dialogue. The Indian Foreign Ministry said that we are monitoring the situation.
India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar also discussed on telephone with his Israeli counterpart Foreign Minister Israel Katz. After the discussion, the Foreign Minister gave this information on social media and said that he is in constant touch with the Israeli Foreign Minister.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world cannot afford another world war. Guterres appealed to the international community that the conflict between Israel and Iran should not escalate as it would have a negative impact on the entire world. West Asia is on the verge of crisis.
