2024-10-03
한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina
according to cctv news, in response to iran's missile attack on israel, us president biden held a conference call with leaders of the group of seven (g7) to discuss new sanctions against iran.
on october 2, the white house issued a statement saying, "president biden held a conference call with g7 leaders to discuss iran's unacceptable attack on israel and discussed responses to the attack, including new sanctions. biden the president and g7 leaders clearly condemned iran's attack on israel. "biden also expressed his full solidarity and support for israel and reiterated the united states' security commitment to middle eastern countries."
earlier in the day, g7 leaders held a conference call on tensions in the middle east. according to a statement issued by the italian prime minister's office, which holds the rotating presidency of the g7, the leaders of the g7 expressed strong concern over the recent escalation of tensions in the middle east. "a regional-wide conflict is not in anyone's interest" and believed that the crisis could still be resolved through diplomatic channels. settlement, agreeing to "work together to promote the easing of regional tensions."
according to reports, italian prime minister meloni also urged the united nations security council to consider strengthening the authorization of the united nations interim force in lebanon "to ensure the security of the israel-lebanon border."
reuters cited analysts who believe that israel's response may be more drastic than when iran launched missiles and drones at israel in april, suggesting that this time it may target tehran's nuclear facilities or oil facilities. other experts predict that the united states will once again try to moderate israel's response to avoid a regional war.
in response, u.s. president biden said on wednesday (2nd) that he would not support israel's retaliatory strikes against iran's nuclear facilities and urged israel to take "proportional" actions. biden further stated that he would meet with netanyahu soon. israeli officials told u.s. officials they were still finalizing the targets, timing and means of responding to an iranian missile attack, according to a person familiar with the matter in washington.