A major Iranian attack using high-precision missiles and drones could strike Israel within days, according to US intelligence....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Prominent Israeli military and government figures could be in the crosshairs as US and Israeli intelligence suggests strikes by Iran and its proxies are imminent, an anonymous source familiar with the intelligence told Bloomberg.
The potential attack may happen in the coming days, they said. US officials reportedly gave Israel the warning as it helps the country plan and share intelligence assessments.
The US and Israeli reports came to a chilling conclusion: it’s more a case of when they strike, not if, with the potential to significantly broaden the conflict as fighting surpasses six months.
The Iranian assault could take place in just days in retaliation to the April 1 airstrikes in Syria. Tehran has been threatening retaliation since Israel’s April 1 precision missile attacks which killed two top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) generals and five officers near the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria. It included Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the leader of the IRGC’s elite Quds Force in Syria and Lebanon
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed that Israel “will be punished” for its “mistake” of bombing the consulate building. He slammed the “evil regime” in an address during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Tehran, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Israeli government and military facilities may be targeted but civilian facilities will be spared, Israel’s Western allies said. Israel has told allies it is waiting for this attack to take place before launching another ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah in Gaza. It is not clear how soon that operation may begin.
Joe Biden said US support for Israel at the tome is ‘ironclad’. Intelligence indicates an attack from Iran and its proxies might come from Israel’s north, where militant group Hezbollah, Tehran’s ally, based in Lebanon is currently located. If Iran hits Israeli soil, Israel will hit Iranian soil, they’ve publicly threatened.
“If Iran attacks from its own territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran,” Israeli Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, said in a post on X on Wednesday. Contingency and evacuation plans are reportedly in the works following requests from Israeli authorities about emergency supplies and satellite phones, the intelligence official said.
While US officials slammed a potential ground offensive in Rafah and pushed for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire, president Joe Biden says America’s commitment to Israel’s security is “ironclad” as the threat from Iran and its proxies loom.
“We also want to address the Iranian threat to launch a significant – they’re threatening to launch a significant attack in Israel,” Biden said at a press conference in Washington on Wednesday.
“As I told Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu, our commitment to Israel’s security against these threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad. Let me say it again, ironclad – all we can to protect Israel’s security…CONTINUE READING>>
