Blinken continues to pressure Iran at the last minute to strike at Israel or within 24 hours

Jinshi data, August 5th, according to AXIOS, three informed sources said that U.S. Secretary of State Blinken told the leaders of the Group of Seven on Sunday that attacks by Iran and Hezbollah on Israel could begin as early as Monday. Blinken convened the conference call to coordinate with allies and try to exert diplomatic pressure on Iran and Hezbollah at the last minute to minimize their retaliation as much as possible. He emphasized that limiting the impact of the attacks is the best opportunity to prevent a full-scale war. Sources said Blinken emphasized that the United States believes both Iran and Hezbollah will retaliate. Blinken said it is not yet clear what form of retaliation Iran will take. Sources said Blinken told the G7 foreign ministers that the U.S. is only increasing its troops in the region for defensive purposes. At the same time, Blinken sounded very frustrated when introducing the recent negotiations with Israel on the Gaza hostages and ceasefire protocol to the ministers.