2024-08-09
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Editor of Every Economic Report: Du Yu
According to CCTV News on August 9, local time on August 8,The U.S. Central Command issued a statement on social media saying that the U.S. F-22 fighter jets had arrived at the relevant area of responsibility of the Central Command that day, but did not disclose the exact location and specific number.
In addition, on the 8th, in the conversation between US Secretary of Defense Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Galant released by the US Department of Defense, they also discussed the arrival of US F-22 fighter jets in the area that day.
Earlier, on August 2, the US Department of Defense announced that the US military would send more fighter jets and warships to the Middle East.
According to a report by Reference News on August 9, citing the Russian Satellite News Agency, John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator of the White House National Security Council, said on the 8th that the United States has deployed "terribly large amounts of military force" to the region after the situation in the Middle East faced an escalating threat.
"We are projecting an awful lot of military power into the Middle East," Kirby told reporters at a special news briefing.
The official added that the U.S. government wants to be prepared for any kind of escalation.
Commenting on the prospect of current frictions in the Middle East turning into an all-out conflict, Kirby said: “Iran has no legal reason to strike Israel.”
Kirby stressed that Tehran would face "quite serious consequences" if it openly attacked Israel.
On July 31, local time, Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), was attacked and killed in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
According to a report by Reference News citing the Russian Satellite News Agency on August 9,Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Trump said on August 8 that the United States is in danger. Trump also reiterated that the world is on the brink of World War III.
According to CCTV News, on August 7, local time, at the request of Iran, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held a special meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and issued a statement condemning Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Haniyeh as a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter, and said it was a "blatant violation" of Iran's sovereignty and a threat to regional peace and security. Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Bagheri said in an interview with the media in Jeddah on the 8th that Israel had made a costly "strategic mistake."
Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Bagheri: Israel's actions in Tehran are a strategic mistake as it will cost them a heavy price.
Bagheri said that Israel wants to "expand tensions, wars and conflicts to other countries," but Israel does not have the ability and strength to fight Iran.Member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation have expressed support for Iran's retaliatory actions, despite growing concerns about escalation in the region.
Bagheri also said that the assassination in Tehran and Israel's aggressive actions are not only a threat but also a violation of international peace and security.
On the same day, Bagheri also sent a letter to the new Hamas political bureau leader Sinwar, in which Bagheri said that the regional resistance front will continue to support the Palestinian people and hoped that Hamas, under the leadership of Sinwar, would continue to resist Israel until the Palestinian territory was completely liberated.
According to CCTV News, it was learned on August 8 local time that the Israeli Security Cabinet held a meeting in the underground command room of the Israel Defense Forces Headquarters in Tel Aviv that evening to discuss how to respond to possible attacks on Israel by Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah.
According to Israel's Channel 12, the Israeli security cabinet gave the army complete freedom of action and ordered the army to prepare for a preemptive strike before Iran or Hezbollah reacted. The IDF prepared a major response operation, and the targets may not be limited to Lebanon. The response scenarios include rocket launches and invasions from land and sea. The report also said that Israel hopes to send a message in this way that Israel is ready for the conflict to escalate into a full-scale war.
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