US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has refused to rule out air strikes on Iranian soil in the wake of a barrage of attacks on Iran-linked groups across the Middle East.
Speaking to NBC News on Sunday, Sullivan was repeatedly asked if the US was considering attacks on Iran.
The US, along with the UK, launched strikes on Yemen's Houthis overnight, hitting dozens of targets, just a day after they hit a number of Iran-linked groups in Syria and Iran.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed the strikes on Houthi targets were in self-defence, adding he would not "Hesitate to protect British lives." "Since the last set of strikes, we have seen the Houthis continue to attack shipping in the Red Sea," Sunak said during a visit to Northern Ireland.
The Houthis, have mounted dozens of attacks against merchant ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, severely disrupting traffic through one of the world's most important maritime trade routes.
" Iran on Sunday warned that the strikes across the region appeared to "contradict" the stated desire by the leaders of the US and UK that the fighting in Gaza not expand into a regional war.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanani, said in a statement that the attacks were "in clear contradiction with the repeated claims of Washington and London that they do not want the expansion of war and conflict in the region".
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