The U.S. is considering to send Israel an advanced anti-ballistic missile that would be operated by U.S. troops to protect the country in response to Iran's retaliatory strikes, a U.S. official said Saturday.
In October 2024, Iran fired 200 ballistic missiles at Israel, to which Israel vowed to respond. The US is trying to retaliate in coordination with Jerusalem. According to the US government, Israel has reduced its list of potential targets.
Iran says it will retaliate in the event of any attack, according to Arab media reports over the weekend. The capability is being expanded to prepare for the deployment of terminal high-altitude area defense batteries, which Tehran's proxies also launched in Israel a few months ago.
A US official speaking to The Times of Israel on condition of anonymity revealed that US President Joe Biden's administration is considering moving the system to Israel, but so far no one has agreed.
The United States has a large-scale missile defense system in the Middle East and Europe, including the Patriot system. Soldiers should be deployed to operate this system
A year ago, U.S. Defense Secretary Lightstein ordered the deployment of batteries and additional Patriot troops to bolster the protection of U.S. forces and help defend Israel at various locations in THAAD.
Iran is preparing to retaliate against Israel for its Oct. 1 strike, which it says was in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon that killed the top leadership of the Hezbollah terrorist group, an Iranian proxy that was killed in July. Ismail Haniyah, head of Hamas's political bloc, was killed in an explosion in Tehran and fired ballistic missiles at Israel in April.
The US government believes Israel has limited its potential targets to Iran's military and energy infrastructure, NCB News reported on Saturday.
It has nothing to do with whether Israel will damage the product or kill people, a news release cited unnamed U.S. officials as saying that Israel has not made any official decisions about when to act and how to do it?
CNN reported on Saturday that Iran had sent messages to us through Qatar that it would retaliate if Iran was attacked, the network said, citing the deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Tehran has threatened to target key energy facilities in Israel if any attack on Iran's energy infrastructure is launched , were because only military installations were targeted in them.
The U.S. government is reportedly pressuring Israel to retaliate by targeting Iran's nuclear facilities or energy infrastructure, which could raise tensions between the two. According to U.S. media reports a few days ago. It has been reported that the US government has expressed disappointment that no plan has been drawn up for Israel, while the Israeli and US governments indicated last week that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Biden had a phone call on Wednesday. After the talks, the parties are getting closer to each other
Defense Secretary Joe Grattan was scheduled to meet with his counterpart Easton on the issue last week, but Prime Minister Netanyahu blocked him until he spoke with Biden and the cabinet plans for countermeasures. The prime minister's office told The Times of Israel that a visit could take place later this week, but no visit has yet been approved.
In addition to retaliating and threatening Iran, Iran has also started diplomatic operations and regional countries not to help America and Israel. The governments of these countries are worried that Washington will fail to stop the missile from Jerusalem.
A CNN report indicates that Iran has made significant efforts to deter Israeli attacks by trying to convince Saudi Arabia to intervene on its behalf, as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the kingdom last week. The powerful leader was in Riyadh to meet Prince Mohammed bin Salman
The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Tehran has threatened several neighboring emirates and Qatar, as well as Saudi Arabia, that if an attack by the United States and Israel against Iran passes through their territory or airspace, they will attack Saudi Arabia. will attack
A CNN Arab correspondent reported that Saudi Arabia has told Tehran that it will not allow Israel to use its airspace for an attack against Iran because Saudi Arabia has violated its airspace. Will protect against any interference. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Turkmenistan on Friday and held key talks to improve their ties, vowing to form a common front against the West.