The US seeking to avoid further escalations in the Middle East following Iran’s attack on Israel, White House spokesman John Kirby said. “We don’t want to see this escalate. We are not looking for a major war with Iran,” Kirby, communications director of the US government’s National Security Council, said on Sunday, adding that the US president had been clear he was not seeking war with Iran. The US would continue to help Israel defend itself, Kirby said, but said that how Israel responds now will be “up to them”. The US has been Israel’s staunchest ally and biggest military supporter and has …