He Secretary of State United States, Antony Blinkenrepeatedly refused to confirm Israeli attack on Iranstating that Washington did not participate in any offensive operations and that he is committed to reducing tensions in the region.

“I’m not going to talk about itLet me just say that the United States did not participate in any offensive operations,” Blinken said at a press conference following the meeting. Foreign ministers of the G7 countries on the island of Capri, in southern Italy.

“What we are focused on, what the G7 is focused on, and this is again reflected in our statement and in our conversation, is our work to reduce tensionsto reduce any potential conflict,” Blinken said.

Head of American Diplomacy repeated the same answeralmost verbatim when he was asked several times during the press conference about the same issue.

Speaking to the media minutes before Italian Foreign Minister Blinken Antonio Tajanisaid the United States was “reported at the last minute”but did not provide further details.

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Early Friday morning they repeated explosions in the Iranian city of Isfahanin what sources called an Israeli attack, but Tehran downplayed the incident and indicated it had no plans to retaliate, a response that appeared aimed at preventing a region-wide war.

(Reuters)