Iran Is Preparing Missile Attack On Israel, US Claims
The United States has indicated that Iran is going for a missile attack against Israel, a senior White House official stated on Tuesday.
“A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran,”
the official told reporters, adding that the US was actively supporting defensive preparations.
The Israeli military’s spokesman said no aerial threats had been identified “at this moment” but that its air defenses were ready.
On the other hand, Iran did not give any immediate response but its supreme leader vowed on Saturday
that Israel’s killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the allied Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, would be avenged.
The warning of an imminent Iranian attack came hours after Israeli troops began an invasion of southern Lebanon,
with the military saying they were carrying out raids against “Hezbollah terror targets” in border villages that posed a threat to residents of northern Israel.
Israel has gone on the offensive after almost a year of cross-border hostilities sparked by the war in Gaza,
saying it wants to ensure the safe return of residents of border areas who Hezbollah attacks have displaced.
However, there are widespread fears that the significant escalation of their long-
running conflict risks an all-out regional war that draws in the US and Iran.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told a televised briefing on Tuesday afternoon that the US had informed Israel of Iran’s plan for an imminent missile launch.
“At this moment, we do not detect any aerial threat launched from Iran,” he said, before adding:
“We have dealt with this type of threat before, and we will deal with it now as well.”
“Our aerial defence systems are fully prepared, and Israeli Air Force aircraft are currently patrolling the skies. However, the defence is not hermetic, and therefore, it is essential to continue following the Home Front Command’s instructions.”
News Source: CNN
