US bureau official McCoy Pitt has said the US was “advised” of Israel’s intended action against Iran before it happened, and Israel told them it was “necessary for its self-defence”.
“The United States was informed of the strikes ahead of time but was not militarily involved in these strikes,” Pitt told the UN Security Council.
“Our absolute, foremost priority is the protection of US citizens, personnel, and forces in the region.”
If Iran were to target American citizens, bases or infrastructure, Pitt said: “The consequences for Iran would be dire.”
He said the US maintained that Iran should make a deal, and they would seek a “diplomatic resolution”.
“Iran’s leadership would be wise to negotiate at this time.”
Iran confirms ballistic missile attack on Israel
We’ve just had a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, saying it has carried out attacks against “dozens of targets, military centres and airbases” in Israel.
According to the translated statement, Iran calls the operation “True Promise 3”.
It adds that details of this operation will be given in a later announcement.
- BBC
