Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said on Sunday that Iran gave
wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel, but US
officials said Tehran did not warn Washington and that it was aiming to
cause significant damage.

Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles on Saturday in a
retaliatory strike after a suspected Israeli strike on its embassy
compound in Syria.

Most of the drones and missiles were downed before reaching Israeli
territory, though a young girl was critically injured and there were
widespread concerns of further escalation.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday that
Iran gave neighboring countries and Israel's ally the United States 72
hours' notice it would launch the strikes.

Turkey's Foreign Ministry said it had spoken to both Washington and
Tehran before the attack, adding it had conveyed messages as an
intermediary to be sure reactions were proportionate.

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles
towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024. (credit:
REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
"Iran said the reaction would be a response to Israel�s attack on its
embassy in Damascus and that it would not go beyond this. We were aware
of the possibilities. The developments were not a surprise," said a
Turkish diplomatic source.

One senior official in US President Joe Biden's administration denied
Amirabdollahian's statement, saying Washington did have contact with
Iran through Swiss intermediaries but did not get notice 72 hours in
advance.

"That is absolutely not true,� the official said. �They did not give a
notification, nor did they give any sense of ... 'these will be the
targets, so evacuate them.'"

Tehran sent the United States a message only after the strikes began
and the intent was to be "highly destructive" said the official, adding
that Iran's claim of a widespread warning may be an attempt to
compensate for the lack of any major damage from the attack.

"We received a message from the Iranians as this was ongoing, through
the Swiss. This was basically suggesting that they were finished after
this, but it was still an ongoing attack. So that was (their) message
to us," the US official said.

Iraqi, Turkish and Jordanian officials each said Iran had provided
early warning of the attack last week, including some details.

The attack with drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles risked
causing major casualties and escalating the conflict.

US officials said on Friday and Saturday they expected an imminent
attack and urged Iran against one, with Biden tersely saying his only
message to Tehran was: "Don't."

Warnings sent to Iraq
Two Iraqi sources, including a government security adviser and a
security official, said Iran had used diplomatic channels to inform
Baghdad about the attack at least three days before it happened.

The exact timing of the attack was not disclosed at that point, but was
passed to Iraqi security and military authorities hours before the
strikes, allowing Baghdad to close its airspace and avoid fatal
accidents.

"The government clearly understood from the Iranian officials that the
US military in Iraq was also aware of the attack in advance," said the
Iraqi security official.

A senior Jordanian official said Iran had summoned Arab envoys in
Tehran on Wednesday to inform them of their intention to carry out an
attack, though it did not specify the timing.

Asked if Iran had also given details about the targets and kind of
weapons to be used, the Jordanian source did not respond directly but
indicated that that was the case.

An Iranian source briefed on the matter said Iran had informed the US
through diplomatic channels that included Qatar, Turkey and Switzerland
about the scheduled day of the attack, saying it would be conducted in
a manner to avoid provoking a response.

How far escalation can be avoided remains in question. Biden has told
Israel the United States will not join any Israeli retaliation, the US
official said.

However, Israel is still weighing its response and will "exact the
price from Iran in the fashion and timing that is right for us,"
Israeli minister Benny Gantz said on Sunday.

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Let's go Brandon!

THE JEWS WILL NOT REPLACE US

Tehran doesn't give a shit about Biden's washington. why should they?

On 4/17/24 22:05, Ubiquitous wrote:
> Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said on Sunday that Iran gave
> wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel, but US
> officials said Tehran did not warn Washington and that it was aiming to
> cause significant damage.
>