A senior White House official says the United States is not involved in Israel’s “decision-making process about a potential response” to Iran’s missile and drone attack. But the official added that Washington does not want to see a broader conflict.
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby spoke with reporters on Monday, as Israel’s war cabinet met for the second day in a row to weigh its response to the Iranian assault.
Kirby said, “This is an Israeli decision to make, whether and how they’ll respond to what Iran did.” He added: “We don’t want to see a war with Iran. We don’t want to see a broader regional conflict.”
Kirby also said that the members of the Group of Seven nations are considering new multinational sanctions against Iran. He said the G7 members that have yet to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization are now thinking of doing so.
Kirby said the US and Iran exchanged messages with each other before the attack, but that Tehran did not provide information about the timeframe or the targets of its operation.
