White House pressed on rising Middle East tensions

Published August 6, 2024 5:30pm ET



The White House appeared hesitant to directly address questions about escalating tensions between Iran, Israel, and other Middle East players Tuesday.

Iran and its proxy group, Hezbollah, have vowed retaliatory attacks and even a potential ground invasion of Israel after the neighboring country killed the political leader of Hamas in Iran last week.

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