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Blinken Blasted After Urging ‘All Parties’ to ’Ease Tensions’ As Iran Is Expected to Strike Israel

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Blinken Blasted After Urging ‘All Parties’ to ’Ease Tensions’ As Iran Is Expected to Strike Israel

by Bradley Cortright
August 6, 2024 at 9:28 am
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is facing criticism after urging “all parties” to lower the tensions as Iran is expected to strike back at Israel.

In a statement on Monday, Blinken said, “We are engaged in intense diplomacy, pretty much round-the-clock with a very simple message: All parties must refrain from escalation. All parties must take steps to ease tensions.”

“Escalation is not in anyone’s interests. It will only lead to more conflict, more violence, more insecurity,” he added.

Watch the video below:

.@SecBlinken: "All parties must refrain from escalation. All parties must take steps to ease tensions. Escalation is not in anyone's interests. It will only lead to more conflict, more violence, more insecurity." pic.twitter.com/kJyxQSqRnc

— CSPAN (@cspan) August 5, 2024

Blinken then insisted it is “critical that we break this cycle by reaching a ceasefire in Gaza.”

“That, in turn, will unlock possibilities for more enduring calm, not only in Gaza itself but in other areas where the conflict could spread,” he added.

Several commentators took issue with Blinken’s call for “all parties” not to escalate:

https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1820665085976572113

Blinken is the biggest schmuck who's ever been Secretary of State. Worse than Kerry. This is moronic on its face and moronic strategically. If there's one thing that will get you more escalation, it is begging Iran not to escalate. Blinken is putting a "kick me" sign on America's… https://t.co/m0XENcKhBK

— Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) August 6, 2024

Absolutely pathetic stuff. This, of course, will lead Iran to escalate, because they will (correctly) assume that their escalation will lead Biden to pressure Israel. https://t.co/6SlXK0Ggxo

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 6, 2024

Both sidesism isn’t going to have the intended effect. Iran will escalate. https://t.co/kfC0RecEYQ

— Rebeccah Heinrichs (@RLHeinrichs) August 6, 2024
https://twitter.com/sisterinferior/status/1820794016377479362

Blinken’s comment comes as the world is waiting for Iran to retaliate against Israel.

The expected attack comes after the death of Ismail Haniyeh, a senior Hamas leader, in Tehran last week.

Israel has not claimed responsibility for the death of Haniyeh, nor denied it, but Iran has pointed the finger at Israel.

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Bradley Cortright

Bradley Cortright

IJR, Senior Writer He's written for Independent Journal Review since 2019.

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