Escalating tensions in Middle East: Iran tells US to “step aside” as it prepares to attack Israel

US is on high alert and preparing for a possible retaliatory attack by Iran targeting Israeli or American assets in the region in response to an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria earlier this week, according to a US official

PGurus Newsdesk

April 6, 2024

US is on high alert and preparing for a possible retaliatory attack by Iran targeting Israeli or American assets in the region in response to an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria earlier this week, according to a US official

‘Step aside so you won’t get hurt’: Iran to US as it readies attack on Israel for strike in Syria

Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Iran has asked the US to “step aside” as the country prepares to attack Israel in the wake of a suspected Israeli attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria and signals a potentially volatile situation in the region.

Iran further urged the US to refrain from involvement to prevent any retaliatory actions.

According to Mohammad Jamshidi, the Iranian President’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs, Iran conveyed a message to Washington, urging the US to “step aside” as Iran prepares its response.

In a written message to Washington, Iran “warned the US not to get dragged into Netanyahu’s trap,” Mohammad Jamshidi wrote on X, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US should “step aside so that you don’t get hit.”

The US hasn’t commented on the alleged message Iran had sent.

CNN reported that the US is on high alert and is preparing for a “significant” response from Iran against Israeli or American targets in the region. The network cited an unnamed US official.

The airstrike hit the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing at least seven Iranians, including two generals.

Israel has been on alert since then, canceling home leave for combat troops, calling up reserves, and bolstering air defenses. Its military scrambled navigational signals over Tel Aviv on Thursday to disrupt GPS-navigated drones or missiles that might be fired at the country.

Hezbollah, Iran’s prominent proxy in the region, has echoed Iran’s sentiments, signalling readiness for potential conflict with Israel.

Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on Friday said a response from Iran is undoubtedly coming. But, he said, his group won’t “interfere in such decisions.”

“And after that, how Israel will behave, the region would enter in a new phase,” Nasrallah said in a televised speech.

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