US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the G7 countries on Sunday that Iran and the extremist organization Hezbollah could attack Israel within 24 to 48 hours. This is reported by Axios.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the G7 on Sunday that Iran and the extremist organization Hezbollah could attack Israel within 24 to 48 hours. The US media tells about it Axios based on three sources.
Blinken told about it at the telephone meeting of the foreign ministers of the G7 countries.
Iran and Lebanon-based Hezbollah have vowed revenge after a top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran and a Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was killed in Beirut last week. Israel has not admitted that it was behind Haniyeh’s assassination.
According to Axios, Blinken said that the exact time of the possible attack is not known. However, it can start as early as Monday.
US media The Wall Street Journal says Iran has rebuffed efforts by the United States and Arab countries to moderate its response to Haniyeh’s assassination. According to the newspaper’s sources, Iran told Arab diplomats on Saturday that it does not care if its retaliatory strike triggers a regional war.
Iran last struck in April
Iran launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Israel last April. At that time, Israel and its allies were mostly able to repulse the attack.
Blinken says that there is no certainty in what form Iran and its allies would attack this time. The US has increased its air and naval presence in the region to defend Israel.
The news is updated.