US concerned Israel will respond without thought to potential fallout: NBC News

NBC has reported that several senior US officials are concerned Israel could respond to Iran's retaliatory attacks without thinking through the potential consequences.

Citing three people familiar with the matter, NBC reported that President Biden privately expressed concern that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to drag the US into a broader conflict in the Middle East.

One senior administration official told the news network that the White House believes Israel is not looking for a wider conflict, but Washington cannot be certain.

“I don’t think they had a strategy,” one senior administration official said about the air strike on the Iranian consulate building earlier this month. “The Israelis don’t always make the best strategic decisions.”