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A proxy war between Israel and Iran is over, and the dangers will only grow

Iranian demonstrators show support during a gathering in Tehran on April 14, after Iran launched drone and missile strikes on Israel. PHOTO: NYTIMES
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LONDON – US President Joe Biden has warned Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington does not encourage and would not participate in any Israeli counter-offensive against Iran.

Mr Biden’s warning, passed on in telephone conversations with Mr Netanyahu, came in the wake of Israeli vows to deliver an “unprecedented response” to Iran’s extensive missile and drone attack on the Jewish state during the early hours of April 14.

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