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Moscow, June 12 – Tensions in the Middle East have intensified in recent hours amid the escalation between the US and Iran and reports of a possible Israeli attack on the Persian nation.
Tehran responded to pressure from Washington by threatening to attack its military facilities in the region if negotiations on Iran's nuclear program fail and if a military conflict is imposed on it. "Some officials on the other side are threatening a conflict if negotiations do not succeed," Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said today. "If a conflict is imposed on us [...] all US bases [in the region] are within our reach, and we will boldly attack them in the host countries," he added.
In this context, the US has announced the evacuation of its embassy in Iraq, after Iran declared that US military bases in the region would be threatened if negotiations on the nuclear program failed.
The head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Michael Kurilla, has postponed his trip to the Senate hearing and will remain in the region due to rising tensions. Family members of the US military have also been allowed to leave the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
The State Department, for its part, ordered all embassies located within range of Iranian missiles to convene emergency action committees and send telegrams to Washington on measures to mitigate the risks.
On the same day, CBS News reported that Israel was "fully prepared" to launch an operation against Iran.
According to the network's correspondent, Jennifer Jacobs, this is one of the reasons the US advised some personnel to leave the region. Washington anticipates that Tehran could retaliate against certain US targets in Iraq.
Despite this, President Trump's special representative for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, still plans to meet with Iran on June 15 for the sixth round of negotiations in Oman, Jacobs noted.
US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the success of negotiations with the Persian nation.
"It seems like they're delaying things, and I think it's a shame, but I have less confidence now than I did a couple of months ago. Something has happened to them, but I have much less confidence that a deal will be reached," he told the New York Post.
He also avoided directly answering the question about the reasons for the evacuation of US personnel from the region. "You'll have to see," the president said.
"They're being evacuated because it could be a dangerous place, and we'll see what happens. We've given them notice to leave, so we'll see what happens," he said.
At the same time, CNN reports that the US administration is pressuring Israel to prevent Israeli representatives from discussing a possible attack onI ran, fearing that this could frustrate negotiations.
As the channel points out, this issue reflects the growing divergence between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu on the problems of the region and the steps to take.
For his part, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghci expressed hope for future negotiations with the United States. "As we resume talks on Sunday, it is clear that an agreement guaranteeing the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program is within reach and could be reached quickly," he wrote Wednesday on X.
Tehran and Washington have held five rounds of talks since April 12, with Oman as mediator. The next round of talks is scheduled for June 15 in Muscat. (Text and photo: RT)
