US warns Iran faces 'cataclysmic' consequences if it strikes Israel

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A US official warned Friday that Iran would face "cataclysmic" consequences and derail momentum toward a Gaza truce if it strikes Israel in response to the killing in Tehran of a top Hamas official.

The United States "would encourage the Iranians - and I know many are - not to move down that road, because the consequences could be quite cataclysmic, particularly for Iran," a senior US official told reporters on customary condition of anonymity.

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