Biden’s reaction to tensions
US President Joe Biden has expressed his concern and belief that Iran is preparing an imminent attack against Israel in retaliation for the bombing of the consulate in Damascus, Syria.
Biden has urged Iranian authorities to avoid an armed response and has assured US support for Israel in the event of a conflict.
Commitment to the defense of Israel
The president reiterated his country’s commitment to the defense of Israel and affirmed that Iran will not win in an open conflict.
Biden has avoided detailing classified information, but has expressed his expectation of an imminent attack by Iran.
Alert from the US National Security Council
The spokesman for the US National Security Council has insisted on the credibility of a possible Iranian attack against Israel, describing it as a very credible and imminent scenario.
US Government sources have reported on the possibility of an imminent attack with more than a hundred unmanned aircraft and dozens of Iranian missiles against military bases in Israel.
The conflict in Syria
The attack on the consulate in Damascus, attributed to Israel, has exacerbated tensions between Iran and Israel in Syria, where the Iranian presence is significant.
This attack is perceived as one of the most serious against the Iranian presence in Syria, causing the death of 16 people, most of them linked to the Quds force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and militias allied to Hezbollah.
