The US will not support an Israeli offensive on Iranian nuclear plants

AFP, Reuters and Europa Press

La Jornada Newspaper
Thursday, October 3, 2024, p. 24

Washington. The US president, Joe Biden, maintained yesterday that he would not support an Israeli offensive on nuclear facilities in Iran in response to the massive attack sent to its territory, but warned the Islamic republic not to launch an attack on either Washington or its ally Tel Aviv. .

All seven of us (of the G-7) agree that Israel has the right to respond, but it must do so in a proportionate mannerhe added.

Meanwhile, France announced that it helped Israel neutralize the hypersonic missiles that Iran launched against Israel yesterday, and Germany warned that the region ran the risk of extending the conflict.

The G-7 countries met emergency to discuss the situation in the Middle East and warned that a regional conflict is of no interest to anyoneso they asked to continue moving towards a diplomatic solution that it is still possible.

China evacuated its citizens from Lebanon, as did Germany and Colombia.