Israel issues last-minute warning to US regarding drone attack on Iran

The US has told the Group of Seven countries that it got “last minute” information from Israel about a drone operation in Iran. But it didn’t take part in the attack.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who led the meeting of rich countries’ ministers, said the United States gave the information at a meeting on Friday morning. The information was changed at the last minute to deal with the suspected attack.

On Friday, Iran shot down flying machines near Isfahan. It was a possible Israeli attack in response to Tehran’s big drone and missile attack on the country last weekend.

Tajani said the US told the G7 ministers that Israel had told them about the drones at the last minute. “But the US did not tell anyone about the attack. ” It was just some information.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he didn’t want to talk about the claim, but he made it clear that the US didn’t take part in any attack and wants to reduce the tension in the area.

“I’m not going to talk about that, but I can say that the United States has not been part of any attacks,” Blinken said.

Asked about the relationship between the US and Israel, Blinken said that Israel makes its own choices and the US is dedicated to keeping it safe.

“We promise to support Israel in protecting itself and helping in its defense when needed. We recently helped Israel fend off an attack by Iranian drones and missiles. “

“Israel has made its decisions, and we promise to protect and support them,” Blinken said.

Tajani said the G7 partners shared information on Friday about what they knew about the situation in Iran. He said he talked to the Italian embassies in Tel Aviv and Tehran on the phone and found out that the Italians in Isfahan were all okay.

Tajani said that nobody got hurt or died. “Some Italians in the city where the drones landed are all okay. ” They say life is back to normal, and planes are flying in the skies of Iran again.

“The weather seems nicer today compared to last night,” he said.

After a three-day meeting, the ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States agreed that they want the parties involved to stop things from getting worse.

The statement said it supported Israel’s safety and strongly condemned Iran for attacking Israel in April. It also mentioned the seizure of a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

“We are prepared to use more penalties or do other things to respond to any more attempts to cause unrest,” the document said.

The group told Iran not to give ballistic missiles and related technology to Russia.

In the fighting in Gaza, the group asked Hamas to let go of the people they are holding and told Israel to follow the rules of international law and treat people with kindness.

The G7 countries said they don’t want a big war in Rafah because it would hurt the people who live there. They think more help should be sent to Gaza.

“The G7 has worked and will continue working to reduce tensions,” Tajani said in a press conference at the end. He said that would mean reducing tensions, stopping fighting, freeing hostages, and helping the Palestinian people.