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According to CCTV News, a senior US official said on August 12 local time:Iran could launch a "major" attack on Israel "within this week". The Iranian government said it has the right to respond to "aggressors".

The United States and Israel say Iran may launch an attack, and Iran says it has the right to respond

John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the National Security Council, said:Israel believes that "there is an increasing possibility that Iran and its proxies will launch attacks in the coming days." The United States has the same concerns and is coordinating with Israel and other regional partners, but is currently unable to determine the specific circumstances of the attack.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency of Iran on the 12th, Iranian President Masoud Pezerhiziyan said in a phone call with German Chancellor Scholz that Iran believes it has the right to respond to "aggressors" in accordance with international rules.

Pezeshichiyan said:The Israeli government continues to commit "genocide" in the Gaza Strip and "acts of terrorism" in other countries, violating international law and posing a serious challenge to security in the West Asia region and global peace.

Scholz said that achieving peace and security in West Asia is a priority of Germany's policy toward the region, and the Gaza conflict should end immediately.

IDF spokesman Hagari issued a statement that evening saying that the Israeli army is currently closely monitoring developments in the Middle East, especially the actions of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran.The Israeli military is currently ready to respond to the attack at the highest level. At the same time, the Israeli Air Force has stepped up patrols over Lebanon.Hagari also said that as of now, the Israeli military's rear command's guidelines for the people have not changed.

Many countries call for easing tensions in the Middle East

The French presidential palace, the Elysee Palace, issued a joint statement on the Middle East issue by the leaders of France, the United States, Britain, Germany and Italy on the 12th. The statement said that the leaders of the five countries discussed the situation in the Middle East.We fully support efforts to ease tensions, achieve a ceasefire and release detained persons.

In addition, the statement expressed support for Israel and called on Iran to abandon its continued threat of a military attack on Israel. The five leaders discussed the serious consequences for regional security if such an attack were to occur.

Deaths of Hamas leaders and senior Hezbollah officials heighten regional tensions

On July 31, Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), was assassinated in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Both Hamas and Iran have accused Israel of the assassination, but Israel has neither admitted nor denied it.

The day before Haniya was assassinated, a senior military commander of Hezbollah in Lebanon was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah in Lebanon have vowed to take strong revenge on Israel.

Source: CCTV News