JAKARTA - The White House warned Iran not to use deadly airstrikes against the Para Mullah State consulate in Syria as justification for further regional escalation.
Karine Jean-Pierre's spokesman reiterated Washington told Iran they were "not involved in the attack" in Damascus.
"And we warn Iran against using this attack as a pretext for further escalation in the region, or attacking US facilities or personnel," KarineJean-Pierre said.
"I would be very careful not to talk any further than that. However, we are very clear," he added.
He declined to say whether Iran had responded to the US communications.
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Israel is on high alert amid fears of possible Iranian retaliation for Israeli targets amid a public threat from Tehran that airstrikes on April 1 "will not escape punishment."
Seven members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including two important generals, were killed in the attack.
Iran accused Israel of carrying out the attack and promised to retaliate. However, Israel has not officially acknowledged responsibility for the attack.
The escalation comes as Israel continues to launch a deadly military offensive in the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack in early October by Hamas, which killed fewer than 1,200 people.
More than 33,100 Palestinians have died in Gaza, and more than 75,800 have been injured in mass destruction and shortages of basic necessities.
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