The United States said Monday that it believes Israel remains under the threat of attack from Iran and its proxies after Lebanons Hezbollah targete
The United States said Monday that it believes Israel remains under the threat of attack from Iran and its proxies, after Lebanon’s Hezbollah targeted Israel with hundreds of rockets and drones over the weekend in retaliation for Israel’s assassination of a senior Hezbollah commander.
‚I would point you to some of the public comments that have been made by Iranian leaders and others . we continue to assess that there is a threat of attack, and we . remain well-postured to be able to support Israel’s defense as well as to protect our forces should they be attacked‘, Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder told journalists.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Italian counterpart that Iran’s response to last month’s killing of Hamas‘ political chief in Tehran „will be inevitable, precise, and calculated.“
A statement from Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday describing a phone call between Araghchi and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani also reported Araghchi saying Iran does not seek to escalate tensions but does not fear it.
Iran has blamed Israel for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, while Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement.
The killing helped raise fears of a wider regional conflict along with the war between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas in the Gaza Strip and daily cross-border fighting between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
