𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, has said that the United States is waging a “proxy war against Palestinians” and that if Israel continues bombing Gaza and conducts a ground attack, the situation will be catastrophic. The atmosphere in the region is a “powder keg,” Amir-Abdollahian said, threatening “heavy and unpleasant consequences.”. On October 7, Israel initiated a series of airstrikes against Gaza, killing 1,400 people (mainly civilians). Abdollahian added There is no doubt that Israel is fighting in Gaza as a proxy for the United States due to the strong military backing it receives from the United States. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned of a dramatic escalation of attacks on US personnel or people, and other high-ranking US officials have voiced similar concerns.