The US official told CNN that preparations for a joint defense were underway, and that this included “changes in US military posture.”
No further details were given.
In April, a coalition including the US, UK, Gulf states, Egypt, and Jordan helped Israel almost completely thwart an unprecedented missile and drone attack launched by Tehran to avenge seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members, including two generals, who were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a building near Tehran’s consulate in Damascus.
While Iran has vowed revenge for the killing of Nasrallah and IRGC deputy commander Abbas Nilforoushan in an airstrike on a bunker in Beirut Friday, its leadership was reportedly divided in the aftermath of the airstrike, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei apparently undecided about what to do next. READ MORE
