US politicians fear an Israeli Air Force strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria will lead to retaliatory strikes on Israeli and US forces.
This is stated in the material of The New York Times.
Also the author of the publication noted that in Washington fears the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East.
Earlier, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran to the UN Zahra Ershadi said that the US is abusing the situation in the Middle East.