US on high alert for Iran threat in region after Israeli attack in Syria, We’re definitely at a high state of vigilance,” the official said on Friday, confirming a CNN report that said an attack could come in the next week.
Now Iran can directly jump into the war that has been going on between Israel and Hamas for the last several months. Bloomberg report states that Iran is preparing to respond to the suspected Israeli attack on its consulate in Syria and have asked the US to ‘step aside’. At the same time, Iran’s main representative in the Middle East, Hezbollah, has also warned Israel that it is ready for war.
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Iran has sent a written message to America, warning it not to fall into Netanyahu’s trap. On the other hand, Mohammad Jamshidi, the Iranian President’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs, wrote on Twitter, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that America should step aside so that you are not hurt. According to Jamshidi, ‘After this letter, In response, America has asked Iran not to attack American targets.
The administration of President Joe Biden is worried that any attack could happen inside Israel. According to Bloomberg’s report, the Biden administration took the unusual step of directly informing Iran that the US was unaware that there would be an attack on Damascus on Monday. This shows that America was trying to stop attacks on its forces and bases in the Middle East.
The Israeli military has announced that it is strengthening its air defense system with reserve troops amid rising tensions with Iran. The Israeli Army said in a statement on Wednesday, ‘It has been decided to increase the manpower in the air defense system of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and to deploy reserve soldiers.’ It said that this step was taken after evaluating the situation.