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US sends head of Central Command to Israel as Iranian threat grows
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The head of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Michael Kurilla, reportedly arrived in Israel Thursday, April 11, to prepare for a possible attack by Iran. Intelligence reports indicated an attack by Iran or Iranian proxy groups could be “imminent,” U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Iran blamed Israel for an airstrike on an Iranian embassy building in Syria during the week of April 1. The attack killed three senior Iranian military commanders. Iranian leaders vowed revenge against Israel in response.
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American officials claimed the U.S. was not involved in the attack. They also said Israel did not tell U.S. intelligence officials about any planned strikes in Damascus, Syria.
President Joe Biden reiterated the United States’ commitment to Israel’s security.
“As I told Prime Minister Netanyahu, our commitment to Israel’s security against these threats from Iran and proxies is ironclad,” Biden said. “We say it again, ironclad. We’re going to do all we can to protect Israel’s security.”
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded to the strike in a post on X.
“[Israel] should be punished, and it will be punished,” Khamenei wrote.
It’s unclear if Iran will use its own military forces to directly strike an Israeli target, or if one of Iran’s proxy groups will carry out an attack.
Tehran avoided a direct confrontation with Israel or its forces since Israel’s war in Gaza started.
U.S. officials said they are concerned an Iranian attack could escalate the war in the Middle East and cause a broader conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also vowed revenge on any attack against Israel.
“We established a simple principle: whoever hurts us, we hurt him,” Netanyahu said. “We are preparing to meet the security needs of the State of Israel both in defense and in attack. I and the people of Israel trust you, and may we all have great success.”
More than 1,200 Israelis died since the attack on a small Israeli village on Oct. 7. The Palestinian Health Authority, run by Hamas, said more than 33,000 Palestinians died since Israel retaliated against Hamas.
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, hezbollah, Houthi, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Joe Biden, Syria, U.S. Central Command, U.S. military, United States
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
THE HEAD OF US CENTRAL COMMAND – GENERAL MICHAEL KURILLA – HAS ARRIVED IN ISRAEL – TO PREPARE FOR A POSSIBLE ATTACK BY IRAN.
US OFFICIALS SAID WEDNESDAY –US INTELLIGENCE REPORTS SHOWED AN ATTACK BY IRAN OR IRANIAN PROXY GROUPS COULD BE “IMMINENT.”
IRAN BLAMES ISRAEL FOR AN AIR STRIKE ON AN IRANIAN EMBASSY BUILDING IN SYRIA LAST WEEK – KILLING THREE SENIOR IRANIAN MILITARY COMMANDERS. IRANIAN LEADERS HAVE PUBLICLY VOWED REVENGE.
US OFFICIALS CLAIM THEY WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE ATTACK AND SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED NO WORD FROM ISRAEL THAT IT WAS PLANNING A SYRIAN STRIKE.
PRESIDENT BIDEN ON WEDNESDAY REITERATED THE U-S’S COMMITMENT TO ISRAEL’S SECURITY.
[JOE BIDEN]
WE ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS THE IRANIAN THREAT TO LAUNCH A SIGNAL THAT THEY’RE THREATENING TO LAUNCH A SIGNIFICANT ATTACK ON ISRAEL. AS I TOLD PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU, OUR COMMITMENT TO ISRAEL’S SECURITY AGAINST THESE THREATS FROM IRAN AND PROXIES IS IRONCLAD. WE SAY IT AGAIN, IRONCLAD. WE’RE GOING TO DO ALL WE CAN TO PROTECT ISRAEL’S SECURITY.”
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER – AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI (HA-MIN-AYY) WROTE IN A APOST ON X: ISRAEL “SHOULD BE PUNISHED, AND IT WILL BE PUNISHED” FOR THE SYRIAN STRIKE.
IT’S UNCLEAR IF IRAN WILL USE ITS OWN MILITARY FORCES TO DIRECTLY STRIKE AN ISRAELI TARGET OR IF ONE OF IRAN’S PROXY GROUPS – EITHER THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN OR HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON – WILL CARRY OUT THE POSSIBLE ATTACK.
SINCE THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR STARTED – TEHRAN HAS AVOIDED A DIRECT CONFRONTATION WITH ISRAELI OR US FORCES.
US OFFICIALS HAVE SAID – THEY’RE CONCERNED AN IRANIAN ATTACK COULD ESCALATE THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST – CAUSING A BROADER CONFLICT – AS ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS ALSO VOWED REVENGE ON ANY ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL.
[BENJAMIN NETANYAHU]
WE ESTABLISHED A SIMPLE PRINCIPLE — WHOEVER HURTS US, WE HURT HIM. WE ARE PREPARING TO MEET THE SECURITY NEEDS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL BOTH IN DEFENSE AND IN ATTACK. I AND THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL TRUST YOU AND MAY WE ALL HAVE GREAT SUCCESS.”
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
SO FAR – MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED ISRAELIS WERE KILLED WHEN HAMAS UNLEASHED TERROR ON A SMALL ISRAELI VILLAGE ON OCTOBER 7TH.
THE PALESTINIAN HEALTH AUTHORITY – RUN BY HAMAS – SAYS MORE THAN 33-THOUSAND PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE ISRAEL RETALIATED AGAINST HAMAS.
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