U.S. announces sending of reinforcements to the Middle East as fears intensify of a response from Iran against Israel.
Joe Biden called on Tehran not to attack Israel, accused of a deadly strike against the Iranian consulate in Damascus. The threats of an Iranian attack against Israel are “credible” and “real,” a White House spokesperson confirmed on Friday, who did not want to give more details on the timing or the targets. The risks of the ongoing conflict in Gaza spilling over have increased with Iran's threats against Israel, according to an NGO, killed 16 people, including two generals of the Revolutionary Guards, Iran's ideological army. Sworn enemy of Israel and ally of Hamas, Iran threatened to “punish” Israel after the destruction of its consulate on April 1 and said it would attack Israel again if it did not stop its attacks on the Gaza Strip. The U.S., however, did not give details on possible movements of American forces in the region.