US working with Israel to thwart Iran attacks

 Newsmax:

As the senior U.S. military commander in charge of the Middle East, Gen. Erik Kurilla plans to travel to Israel Thursday to meet with Israeli officials to coordinate a response to a potential attack on Israel by Iran and its proxy groups, Axios reported.

Two Israeli officials told the outlet that the commander of U.S. Central Command, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and other senior Israel Defense Forces officials plan to meet.

Intelligence reports from the United States have said Iran will strike either government or military targets inside Israel using drones or high precision missiles in the coming days. The report did not specify if the attack will come directly from Tehran or one of its proxy groups such as Hezbollah.

Last week, a suspected Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus killed Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a top Iranian Quds Force general in charge of Iran's military operations in Lebanon and Syria. In response, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed revenge for the strike.

"When they attack the consulate, it is as if they have attacked our soil," Khamenei said during a speech marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "The evil regime made a mistake and must be punished, and it shall be."

It would be an unprecedented move for Iran to attack Israel directly from its own soil and not via the use of proxies. Israel's foreign minister, Israel Katz, responded to Khamenei's threats on X posting in Hebrew, "If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran."
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Israel certainly has the means for a direct attack on Iran.  Iran's leadership is made up of Islamic religious bigots who oppose Jewish rule in Israel. 

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