Iran could skip Israel offensive if Gaza ceasefire deal is reached: US Prez Biden

President Biden said, “That’s my expectation,” when asked about Iran’s expected offensive against Israel in the context of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

In an earlier report, news agency Reuters cited three senior Iranian officials and reported that only a ceasefire deal coming out from possible talks this week would hold Iran back from direct attack against Israel.

Israel killed senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who was attending the inauguration ceremony of Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on July 30 in Tehran.

Iran’s mission to the United Nations on Friday said, “We hope our response will be timed and executed in a way that does not harm a potential ceasefire.”

And on the other hand, Iran’s foreign ministry declined to exercise constraint on the offensive as urged by various quarters across the globe by stating, “calls to exercise restraint contradict principles of international law.”

Israel also attacked Lebanon when it killed a senior Hezbollah commander, the group which is also backed by Iran.

The Israel-Gaza war started on October 7 last year when Hamas militants attacked the country in a shocking incident and killed around 1,200 people while also kidnapping 250 people, according to Israel’s administration.

In retaliation to the attacks, Israel has till now killed close to 40,000 people in Palestine, according to the country’s health ministry. A wider conflict in the middle east is on its way and could be averted by brokering Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal.

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