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US says strikes on Tehran, Beirut ‘don’t help’ tensions

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An Israeli strike that killed a Hezbollah commander in Beirut and a strike that killed the political leader of Hamas in Tehran “don’t help” regional tensions but there are no signs of an imminent wider conflict, the White House said Wednesday.

“These reports over the last 24, 48 hours certainly don’t help with the temperature going down,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters. “We’re obviously concerned about escalation.”

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