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Wires carrying comments from US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on US interactions with Israeli counterparts and his outlook as the region braces for an Israeli response to Iran's ballistic missile attack.   

  • Campbell describes the Middle East situation as, "a moment of real peril, but also some possibility," adding it is "not just Israel that is thinking about response options to Iran attack, US is too."
  • Campbell notes that engagements between US and Israeli officials over the next few days are, "to try to align as much as we can perspectives" between the two allies.
  • Campbell says: "Israel's security challenges and responses are legitimate but issues of escalation are very real," noting that "most actors do not seek wider, escalating conflict."
  • Campbell adds that he doesn't see, "some of the indicators of a desire for a broadly escalatory set of engagements in Middle East." Campbell says: "Our dominant message is, let's take great care in whatever we do with respect to Iran."
  • Behind the scenes, the US is likely trying to dissuade Israel from an overly aggressive response to Iran. It is unclear the level of influence the US has over the Israeli government but yesterday's missile assault demonstrated that US air support is critical to safeguard from future Iranian attacks.
  • Axios reported this morning: "While Israel is going to respond independently to the Iranian attack, it wants to coordinate its plans with the US because of the strategic implications of the situation," suggesting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be more open to US guidance regarding Iran than during the recent operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon.   
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Wires carrying comments from US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on US interactions with Israeli counterparts and his outlook as the region braces for an Israeli response to Iran's ballistic missile attack.   

  • Campbell describes the Middle East situation as, "a moment of real peril, but also some possibility," adding it is "not just Israel that is thinking about response options to Iran attack, US is too."
  • Campbell notes that engagements between US and Israeli officials over the next few days are, "to try to align as much as we can perspectives" between the two allies.
  • Campbell says: "Israel's security challenges and responses are legitimate but issues of escalation are very real," noting that "most actors do not seek wider, escalating conflict."
  • Campbell adds that he doesn't see, "some of the indicators of a desire for a broadly escalatory set of engagements in Middle East." Campbell says: "Our dominant message is, let's take great care in whatever we do with respect to Iran."
  • Behind the scenes, the US is likely trying to dissuade Israel from an overly aggressive response to Iran. It is unclear the level of influence the US has over the Israeli government but yesterday's missile assault demonstrated that US air support is critical to safeguard from future Iranian attacks.
  • Axios reported this morning: "While Israel is going to respond independently to the Iranian attack, it wants to coordinate its plans with the US because of the strategic implications of the situation," suggesting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be more open to US guidance regarding Iran than during the recent operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon.