A US official warned that Iran would face "cataclysmic" consequences and derail momentum toward a Gaza truce if it strikes Israel in response to the killing of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, AFP reported.
The United States "would encourage the Iranians -- and I know many are -- not to move down that road, because the consequences could be quite cataclysmic, particularly for Iran," a senior US official told reporters on customary condition of anonymity.
The comments were made on Friday, after President Joe Biden said that a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage release deal were closer than ever.
In that statement, Biden said that “with the comprehensive ceasefire and hostage release deal now in sight, no one in the region should take actions to undermine this process.”... Read More: Arutz-7