Blinken says US 'not involved in any offensive operation'

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19 April, 2024, 06:10 pm

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Blinken says US 'not involved in any offensive operation'

AFP

19 April, 2024, 06:10 pm

Last modified: 19 April, 2024, 06:17 pm

File photo of United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Photo: Bloomberg

File photo of United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Photo: Bloomberg

The United States was "not involved in any offensive operation", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday following reports that Israel had carried out revenge strikes on Iran.

"I'm not going to speak to these reported events... All I can say is for our part and for all the members of the G7 our focus is on de-escalation", Blinken told a press conference on the Italian island of Capri.

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