US pressing everyone including Israel to de-escalate Blinken

Washington is preparing to help its key ally fend off an imminent retaliatory strike by Iran, the secretary of state says

All parties in the Middle East, including Israel, should refrain from escalatory actions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.

The region is bracing for an Iranian retaliation for the assassination of a senior Hamas official, which Tehran has blamed on I