Amid the brewing tensions in West Asia, reports are emerging that Israel’s security cabinet will hold a meeting on Iran on Sunday.
Amid the brewing tensions in
West Asia, reports are emerging that Israel’s security cabinet will be contemplating
Iran. Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported on Saturday that the country’s cabinet will hold a meeting on the Iran situation. The talk is reportedly scheduled to take place on Sunday.
The news of the security cabinet meeting came days after Israel’s Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the country’s Home Front Command to prepare for a potential war with Iran. According to Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, Netanyahu issued directives to “various rescue agencies and the Home Front Command to prepare for war.”
The newspaper added that “a state of maximum alert has been declared across various Israeli security agencies.” Interestingly, the cabinet was scheduled to meet on Thursday, but the meeting was postponed.
Israel prepares for the US’s wrath on Iran
According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Israeli assessments “indicate that US President
Donald Trump is inclined to launch a large-scale military attack on Iran soon, given Tehran’s rejection of US demands in the negotiations.” It added that “the Trump administration believes the Iranians are trying to buy time and deceive the United States.”
Yedioth Ahronoth said that “in the limited security consultations held by Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days, the prevailing assumption was that Iran would launch missiles at Israel even if the Israeli army does not take part in the US attacks.”
“In any case, there is an impression in Israel that zero hour is approaching and that timelines are shrinking,” the daily wrote. In the midst of the brewing tensions, Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman) Amos Yadlin said on Wednesday: “We are much closer to an attack than we were before.”
Meanwhile, Israel Hayom quoted unnamed sources as saying Israeli assessments indicate that if the US launches a large-scale attack on Iran, the likelihood of Iran responding by striking Israel with
long-range missiles would be very high. In light of this, Israel has put its forces on heightened alert and stepped up military preparations as indications grow that a coordinated strike with the US on Iran may be imminent, CNN reported.
All these reports are emerging at a time when Washington has deployed the
USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to the region, with the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier also on its way, alongside additional fighter jets.
US Vice President
JD Vance described Tuesday’s Geneva talks as productive “in some ways,” but said Iran was “not yet willing” to engage on Trump’s “red lines.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also called the atmosphere of the meeting “more constructive”.
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