Situation in Mideast more dangerous now than in 1973: Blinken
Jan 31, 2024
Washington [US], January 31: The situation in the Middle East is more dangerous than it has been for decades, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.
"I would argue that we have not seen a situation as dangerous as the one we're facing now across the region since at least 1973. And arguably, even even before that," Blinken said at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Washington. "And that is the environment in which we're operating." On October 6, 1973, a coalition of Arab states, led by Egypt and Syria, attacked Israel unexpectedly on Yom Kippur, one the holiest days of the Jewish calendar. The conflict, known as the Yom Kippur War, lasted 19 days.
Three US soldiers were killed and about two dozen others were injured in a drone attack on a US military facility in Jordan on Sunday, fuelling fears of a widening crisis in the Middle East. Security fears in the entire Middle East have increased due to Israel's ongoing war on Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza. The United States has repeatedly emphasized that it does not want to see the conflict spreading and becoming a regional war. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
