Gallant will meet with senior officials at the Pentagon and with the president’s advisors at the White House.
The newspaper stated that the stated goal is to enhance cooperation on “the issues at hand” and to continue dialogue with the United States and its security forces.
Defense Ministry Press Secretary Patrick Ryder announced in a blog post on the “X” platform that Gallant will make an official visit on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing security developments in the Middle East.
He added that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin looks forward to meeting Gallant again in Washington, DC.
The visit comes amid severe tensions in the region in anticipation of an Israeli attack on Iran.
Israeli forces promised to take “significant measures” in response to the large-scale ballistic missile attack launched by Iran on October 1.
According to reports, Israel has not ruled out directly striking oil or nuclear facilities in Iran if they are attacked, but the United States is putting pressure to moderate the severity of the response so as not to ignite the region into an all-out war, and so far it is not clear what the response will be.
Hebrew media reports revealed that the Israeli cabinet agreed to attack Iran in response to the missile attack that Tehran recently launched against targets in Tel Aviv.
The region is awaiting an Israeli response to the Iranian strike amid fear that the scope of the conflict in the region will expand.
It appears that Israel is ready to strike Iran directly in a more forceful and public way than it was before. Iran has a number of sensitive targets, including oil production sites, military bases, and nuclear sites, according to a report from the New York Times.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced on Tuesday, October 1, that it had carried out an attack against Israel with dozens of missiles.
The attack comes after a long period of commitment to restraint, according to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and in response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on July 31, and the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, and the official responsible for the Lebanon file in the Iranian Quds Force, Abbas Nilfaroushan, in an Israeli raid on the southern suburb. To Beirut on September 27th.
The Revolutionary Guard stated, “If Israel responds to Iranian targeting, it will launch more violent attacks.”
Source: RT + “Yedioth Ahronoth”
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2024-10-07 18:43:51
