US media reports said the miscalculation led to an escalation of the conflict between Israel and Iran.
According to the report, Israel did not expect such a large-scale response from Iran, and US and Israeli officials believed that Iran’s response would be limited.
The report states that Israel sent a low-level warning to Washington of an attack on an Iranian target, after which American officials immediately alerted Jack Sullivan to the dire consequences of the attack.
Privately, the United States expressed anger at Israel for attacking without consultation, but after an Israeli attack on Iranian targets, the United States publicly supported Israel.
According to the report, Iran publicly and diplomatically pledged to retaliate after the Israeli attack, while Iran privately sent a message that it did not want a direct war with Israel.
The report said Iran made intermediaries from Oman, Turkey and Switzerland to deliver the message to the US.
According to the report, Iran’s Foreign Ministry, the Revolutionary Guards kept a hotline open for the Omani government to send messages to the United States. United States to stay out of the fighting.
The report went on to say that Iran also warned of a heavy strike without warning in response to Israeli retaliation.
