EU Foreign Affairs Representative Josep Borrell warned of a war in the Mid East after Iran's attack on Israel. Europe must pressure Israel into a limited response to the major Iranian attack.
A counterattack by Israel is currently being planned. Prime Minister Netanyahu insists on his own course in reactions against Iran, Baerbock urges prudence. The news ticker The U.S. and Great Britain have imposed new sanctions against Iran after Tehran's attack. The US media reports this unanimously, according to reports in the UK and the U.K. Iran has assured the USA that it does not want to further aggravate the situation in the Mideast. Tehran has tried to "make it clear to Washington that we are not looking to escalate tensions in the region.," Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday in a video released by his ministry upon his arrival in New York. According to media reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after speaking to US President Joe Biden, decided not to implement pre-approved plans for retaliation in the event of an attack. A senior US official told a US broadcaster that an Israeli attack against Iran before the end of Passover is unlikely. It is also unclear whether Israel will attack Iranian territory directly or just pro-Iranian militias in neighboring countries. The official also said that Iran's Revolutionary Guard remains on high alert. Many high-ranking members would be in sanctuaries or underground facilities. When this will take place is still unknown. Israel has firmly rejected the European Union's request for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the Iranian threat to the Middle East. It was the war cabinet's second meeting since the attack over the weekend. Israel informed the U.S. on Monday of the decision to wait, Axios reported.