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The US aims to "decrease temperatures" in the Middle East

2024-08-14 08:47:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
The US aims to "decrease temperatures" in the Middle East
Linda Thomas-Greenfield

The United States is aiming to "turn down the heat" in the Middle East, the country's UN ambassador has said, as fears of an Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel loom.

On Tuesday, Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council in New York that the US wanted to "deter and defend against any vicious attack and avoid regional conflict".

There are fears that Iran could retaliate against Israel after the July assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, for which Israel has not claimed responsibility.

US President Joe Biden suggested that reaching a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could help deter Iran from launching an attack on Israel. "That's my expectation, but we'll see," he said when asked by a reporter on Tuesday.

"We'll see what Iran does and we'll see what happens if there's an attack, but I'm not giving up," he said as he stepped off his plane during a visit to New Orleans. , Louisiana.

A new round of ceasefire talks is scheduled to take place in Doha or Cairo on Thursday.

But Hamas official Ahmad Abdul Hadi reportedly said Hamas would not participate in the talks, according to reports from the New York Times and Sky News.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed plans to travel to the Middle East on Tuesday to take part in negotiations to end the war in Gaza.

International mediators from the US, Egypt and Qatar have pressed for a ceasefire deal that would see Israeli hostages released to their families and Palestinian civilians return to their homes.

Meanwhile, Washington has also approved a shipment of $20bn (£15.5bn) worth of arms sales to Israel - the weapons will take years to reach Israel. At the Security Council meeting in New York, Mrs. Thomas-Greenfield called for a ceasefire agreement to be finalized./ CNA





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