🇺🇲 Washington warns Iran against reprisals aimed at U.S. targets after Israeli attack 🚨🚀

The United States is staying out of the military operation, which it said could "undermine" negotiations over its nuclear program.

While Iran has confirmed the death of its Revolutionary Guard commander in the bombings, in a statement Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sought to distance his country from the tensions by stressing that the United States has not participated in the operation. Washington indicates, "is not involved in attacks against Iran and our top priority is to protect U.S. forces in the region."

"President Trump and the Administration have taken all necessary steps to protect our forces and are in close contact with our regional partners. I will be clear: Iran must not attack U.S. interests or personnel," concludes Rubio's brief statement. Trump is scheduled to participate this Friday at 11:00 a.m. Washington time in a meeting of his National Security Council to address the situation.

The State Department had approved this Tuesday the evacuation of non-essential personnel and families of U.S. officials stationed in Baghdad, in light of rising tensions and increasingly strong signals that Israel was considering striking Iran, and Tehran's threats that, in that case, it would respond with attacks against U.S. interests in the region.

The Pentagon had also authorized, for its part, the departure of non-essential personnel and families from military bases in the Middle East.

The Israeli bombing comes at a strategic moment. A new round of meetings between the United States and Iran was scheduled for this weekend to discuss Tehran's nuclear program, the sixth.