2024-04-13 18:58:06
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant, confirmed his readiness to support Israel in the field of defense against the backdrop of growing threats from Iran.
As Day.Az reports with reference to Interfax, the Pentagon reported this.
“US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Secretary Yoav Galant to reaffirm strong US support for Israel’s defense in the face of growing threats from Iran and its regional proxies,” the statement said.
It noted that “Austin assured Secretary Galant that Israel can count on the full support of the United States in defending Israel from the Iranian attacks that Tehran has publicly threatened.”
As the Axios portal previously reported, citing informed sources, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a telephone conversation with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, said that Tehran would respond to Israel’s attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria.
At the same time, Abdollahian noted that the response would be given in an “appropriate” and “limited” manner to avoid serious escalation.
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