Trump warns Iran not to onslaught U.S. targets
The U.S. State Department has issued a directive to each of its embassies and consular posts to, "at their discretion," relay oregon reiterate to their big governments that the United States "is not progressive successful Israel's unilateral action against targets successful Iran and did not supply tanker support," according to a root acquainted with its contents.
In a connection known arsenic an ALDAC cablegram — referring to All Diplomatic and Consular Posts — that the root described to CBS News, the section besides noted that the United States "remains committed to a diplomatic solution to the Iran atomic issue."
The cablegram stressed embassies should pass to their planetary counterparts that the "safety and information of each American citizens remains the apical precedence for the U.S. government," and that "no government, proxy oregon autarkic histrion should people American citizens, bases, oregon infrastructure," besides adding, "Iran cannot person a atomic weapon."
"The U.S. subject remains successful a antiaircraft posture to support U.S. personnel, forces, and infrastructure successful the portion and to minimize casualties, peculiarly amid the persistent menace posed by Iranian ballistic missiles," excerpts of the cablegram said, according to the source.
The State Department did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.
The interior directive comes amid intensifying waves of assaults by Israel and Iran, whose superior metropolis of Tehran was bombarded connected Sunday arsenic the warring began entering a 4th day. More than 220 Iranians and astatine slightest 14 Israelis person been killed successful the clashes since they began, according to section authorities.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that the United States "is a spouse successful these attacks and indispensable instrumentality responsibility."
In a security alert issued Sunday, the U.S. State Department announced that its embassies and consulates successful Jerusalem and Tel Aviv would stay closed connected Monday, successful compliance with Israel Home Front Command Guidance. It urged each U.S. authorities employees and their household members to proceed sheltering successful spot until further notice.
Asked arsenic helium was departing Washington, D.C., for the Group of 7, oregon G7, Summit successful Canada however the U.S. was moving to de-escalate the conflict, President Trump told reporters connected Sunday, "I deliberation it's clip for a deal, and we'll spot what happens."
He said the U.S. would proceed to enactment Israel successful its defense, with American officials confirming subject forces person been operating by land, oversea and aerial to intercept Iranian missiles.
In an earlier societal media post, Mr. Trump said if U.S. interests were attacked by Iran, "the afloat spot and mightiness of the U.S. Armed Forces volition travel down connected you astatine levels ne'er seen before."
Mr. Trump's statements came arsenic antecedently announced atomic talks betwixt the United States and Iran were called off. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff had been slated to question to Oman connected Sunday for a sixth circular of nonstop and indirect negotiations. Iran told mediators successful Qatar and Oman it would not negociate "while nether attack," a root with cognition of the connection told CBS News.
—Claire Day contributed reporting
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