“We have to assume that Iran remains postured and prepared,” US National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said.
It is for this reason that the US maintains a “robust” military presence in the region, he said, adding that this is a situation the US does not take lightly.
“It’s a dynamic situation, and we have to treat it like that,” Kirby said, just one day after the IDF’s dramatic preemptive strike against drones and missiles in Lebanon as Hezbollah was set to launch them against Israel early Sunday. The Pentagon also said it believed Israel was still under threat by Iran and its proxies. READ MORE
