Iran warns of expanded retaliation as Israel reportedly readies to attack
Summary
Israeli media reported that Israel’s security cabinet ordered the military to increase preparations for possible strikes on Iran. Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei warned that Iranian forces could target military bases involved in an attack, including bases in Europe, as diplomatic efforts continue between Washington and Tehran.Key Facts
- Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported that the security cabinet directed the military to step up preparations for a possible attack on Iran.
- Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot urged caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to deploy the military without a direct and immediate threat.
- Netanyahu’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in October’s elections, and President Isaac Herzog asked Eisenkot to try to form a government.
- Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said military bases involved in a U.S. attack on Iran could become targets, from West Asia to Europe.
- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said distrust of the United States stands in the way of an agreement.
- Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz would not return to its prewar status.
- President Donald Trump said he could resume military action if diplomacy with Iran fails.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said economic pressure on Iran had reduced the need for renewed large-scale military operations.
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