Secretary of State Antony Blinken has issued a dire warning about the increasingly volatile situation in the Middle East.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Blinken said that the Middle East is facing its most “dangerous’ conditions since at least 1973, amid reports that the Biden administration is considering a military response to an attack by Iranian proxy forces that killed three service members this weekend.
“This is an incredibly volatile time in the Middle East,” Blinken said at a press conference alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. “I would argue that we’ve not seen a situation as dangerous as the one we’re facing now across the region since at least 1973, and arguably even before that.”
“We will respond,” he continued. “And that response could be multi-leveled, come in stages, and be sustained over time.”
Blinken’s comments underscore the severity…
