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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China can play a role in reducing tensions in the Middle East, including through its influence with Iran. "I think the relationships that China has can be positive in trying to calm tensions, to prevent escalation, avoid the spread of the conflict," Blinken told reporters, saying Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed to stay in contact on the Middle East. SOUNDBITE
"Iran will bear the consequences for choosing to escalate the situation any further" says the Israeli army spokesperson, Daniel Hagari in a statement as US troops head to the MENA region as fears grow of Gaza war's spread. SOUNDBITE
The United States warns against further escalation in the Middle East after a suspected Israeli attack on a Hamas leader in Lebanon and deadly blasts in Iran. "It is in no one's interest -- not in the interest of any country in the region, not in the interest of any country in the world -- to see this conflict. escalated any further than it already is," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The United States urges an easing of tensions in Lebanon after deadly violence in Beirut sparked fears of a return to sectarian strife. "We join Lebanese authorities in their call for calm, their calls for a de-escalation of tensions," State Department spokesperson Ned Price tells reporters at a briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
The United States condemns rocket attacks by Hamas as an "unacceptable escalation" as it renews calls for calm over tensions in Jerusalem. "The United States condemns in the strongest terms the barrage of rocket attacks fired into Israel in recent hours," US State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Vienna, Apr 15 (EFE) .- (Camera: Maider Gamero) The countries adhering to the nuclear agreement with Iran resumed their consultations in Vienna on Thursday amid tensions over the Iranian announcement to enrich uranium to levels close to the military use, following an alleged act of Israeli sabotage at a major atomic plant.FOOTAGE OF DOWNTOWN VIENNA HOTEL, WHERE THE DELEGATIONS OF GERMANY, FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM, RUSSIA, CHINA AND IRAN MEET.SOUNDBITES FROM CHINA AMBASSADOR, WANG QUN
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