2024-10-01 15:19:54
According to the US government, Iran is preparing an imminent missile attack on Israel. There are “indications that Iran is preparing to launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel soon,” a US government official said in Washington on Tuesday. Such a direct attack on Israel would have “serious consequences for Iran,” he warned. Israel said the country was prepared for such an attack.
The U.S. is “actively supporting defense preparations to prepare Israel for this attack,” the official said. The Israeli military said it had “so far” not identified any imminent threat from a possible Iranian airstrike. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari emphasized that the Israeli army was prepared to “defend and attack” in the event of an attack.
The Israeli army is currently carrying out massive air strikes against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and, according to its own statements, launched a “limited” ground operation in the neighboring country on Tuesday night. On Tuesday evening, Israel said it attacked targets near the Lebanese capital Beirut again. The army spoke of a “targeted” attack. The military initially did not provide any details.
Israel had recently significantly weakened Iran’s allies in the region. At the end of July, for example, the foreign chief of the Islamist Hamas was killed in Tehran. Iran’s leadership then vowed revenge. Last Friday, Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah, another key ally of Tehran, was killed. Since then, it has been unclear whether and how Iran’s military leadership will respond.
In April, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) carried out a direct attack on Israel for the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic. The IRGC air force fired more than 300 drones, rockets and cruise missiles at their arch-enemy. The attack was successfully repelled. Iran was reacting to the killing of high-ranking generals who were killed in a suspected Israeli attack in Syria.
Since the 1979 revolution, the USA and Israel have been considered archenemies of the Islamic Republic. With the outbreak of the Gaza war almost a year ago, there were multiple threats that the shadow conflict would develop into a conflagration. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are the country’s elite armed forces and are considered significantly more powerful than the regular army.
In view of the military escalation, the USA is increasing its armed forces in the Middle East by several thousand soldiers. The stay of units already stationed will be extended and those who were actually intended as replacements will now be added as reinforcements, said deputy Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh on Tuesday in Washington. This means “an additional few thousand” soldiers. These units had a range of fighter aircraft, including F-16 and F-22 jets.
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