Sec. Blinken: ‘We’re Also Committed to De-Escalating’

Blinken First the G7 ░░░░░░░░ the unprecedented Iranian attack ░░░░░░░░ Israel unprecedented in scope ░░░░░░░░ scale Scope because it ░░░░░░░░ a direct attack on ░░░░░░░░ from Iran scale because ░░░░░░░░ involved more than 300 ░░░░░░░░ including ballistic missiles We ░░░░░░░░ committed to Israel s ░░░░░░░░ We re also committed ░░░░░░░░ de escalating to trying ░░░░░░░░ bring this tension to ░░░░░░░░ close You saw as ░░░░░░░░ or you ll see ░░░░░░░░ in the G7 statement ░░░░░░░░ commitment to hold Iran ░░░░░░░░ account to account for ░░░░░░░░ destabilizing activities holding it ░░░░░░░░ account by degrading its ░░░░░░░░ and drone capabilities And ░░░░░░░░ the United States announced ░░░░░░░░ sanctions on Iran targeting ░░░░░░░░ programs the steel industry ░░░░░░░░ that are associated with ░░░░░░░░ IRGC the ministry of ░░░░░░░░ and its Armed Forces ░░░░░░░░ The G7 statement makes ░░░░░░░░ that G7 countries will ░░░░░░░░ additional sanctions or other ░░░░░░░░ in the days ahead ░░░░░░░░ as we ve been ░░░░░░░░ with the conflict in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East and again ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented attack by Iran ░░░░░░░░ Israel we ve remained ░░░░░░░░ focused on Gaza We ░░░░░░░░ the rapid implementation of ░░░░░░░░ s humanitarian assistance commitments ░░░░░░░░ aid more crossings better ░░░░░░░░ confliction better distribution of ░░░░░░░░ assistance to all who ░░░░░░░░ it We have seen ░░░░░░░░ steps over the last ░░░░░░░░ of weeks with more ░░░░░░░░ opening more aid getting ░░░░░░░░ more aid getting around ░░░░░░░░ we need to see ░░░░░░░░ results and we need ░░░░░░░░ particular to make sure ░░░░░░░░ there is distribution throughout ░░░░░░░░ We also focused on ░░░░░░░░ imperative of getting to ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire with the release ░░░░░░░░ hostages Such a ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ facilitate the dramatic expansion ░░░░░░░░ the humanitarian assistance It ░░░░░░░░ also let Gazans return ░░░░░░░░ the north those who ░░░░░░░░ been displaced from the ░░░░░░░░ The only thing the ░░░░░░░░ thing standing between the ░░░░░░░░ people and a ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ Hamas It s rejected ░░░░░░░░ proposals from Israel It ░░░░░░░░ more interested in a ░░░░░░░░ conflict than it is ░░░░░░░░ a ceasefire that would ░░░░░░░░ improve the lives of ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian people It continues ░░░░░░░░ move the goalposts And ░░░░░░░░ world needs to know ░░░░░░░░ needs to understand again ░░░░░░░░ the only thing standing ░░░░░░░░ the ceasefire and Gazan ░░░░░░░░ is Hamas.”