Iran tells US to step aside as it readies response to Israel over Syria strike
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A US media report says Washington is on high alert over possible retaliation against Israeli or American targets in the region.

In a written message to Washington, Iran “warned the US not to get dragged into Netanyahu’s trap”, Mohammad Jamshidi, the Iranian president’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs, wrote on X, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US should “step aside so that you don’t get hit”.

“In response, the US asked Iran not to hit American targets,” Jamshidi said. ⠀

NBC, citing two unnamed United States officials, said US President Joe Biden’s administration is concerned any attack could be inside Israel, specifically against “military or intelligence targets, rather than civilians”.

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  • @protist
    58•9 months ago

    You’ll notice only the last seven words are actually a quote. Almost certainly this is a mashup of expressing concern that Iran will attack Israel and a statement that US intelligence thinks Iran would choose military targets.

    • @danc4498English
      38•9 months ago

      WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials are concerned that Iran may be planning to hit targets inside Israel in retaliation for the Israeli airstrikes in Syria this week that killed several senior Iranian officials, according to two U.S. officials.

      The officials said any retaliation inside Israel is expected to focus on military or intelligence targets, rather than civilians. They also said the administration has begun considering options for how to respond to various possible retaliatory moves by Iran.

      https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna146627

      • @protist
        20•9 months ago

        Thanks for the original source. One wonders what the South China Morning Post’s angle might be to incorrectly phrase it like they did

        • @danc4498English
          8•9 months ago

          Definitely intentional.

        • carl_marks[use name]
          1•9 months ago

          How did they incorrectly phrase it?

          Biden administration officials are concerned […]

          The officials said any retaliation inside Israel is expected to focus on military or intelligence targets, rather than civilians.

          NBC

          Joe Biden’s administration is concerned any attack could be inside Israel, specifically against “military or intelligence targets, rather than civilians”.

          SCMP

          The meaning is the same…

          • @[email protected]
            2•9 months ago

            Meaning might be same, but what it makes people think about is what matters. Ultimately “truth” will be what people think it is and not how things actually are.

          • @[email protected]
            2•9 months ago

            The SCMP version reads like they wouldn’t care if civilians were the target. The NBC version just states what they expect to be the target, the concerns are about Iran getting directly involved.