Iran’s threats to attack Israel are “real” and “credible,” according to the White House spokesperson, who declined to provide further details on the timing or potential targets. As a result, the United States is calling on its nationals in the region to exercise the greatest caution.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, even recommends that the French not go to Iran, Lebanon or Israel in the coming days. He also remembers the families of French diplomats in Tehran. This shows the degree of tension in the Middle East, while Iran threatens to strike Israel, accused of an attack on April 1 on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, and was “taken into account in a crisis meeting”, specifies The Minister.
#TravelAdvice | Faced with the risks of military escalation in #Middle EastThe Minister @steph_sejourne took the following measures during a crisis meeting ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/szF3sIXKfn
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The United States, unfailing support for Israel
For the first time, the Jewish state fears that the Islamic Republic will fire ballistic missiles or suicide drones towards Israel from its territory. Until now, Iran rather activated its allies, the Lebanese Hezbollah, the Houthi rebels in Yemen or Shiite militias, Syrian or Iraqi, to carry out attacks against Israel and thus avoid a direct confrontation. But a series of operations by the Israeli army directly targeting the Revolutionary Guards in recent weeks has changed the rules of the game.
If we judge in any case the flood of threats of reprisals launched from Tehran, it is above all the risk of escalation which is worrying since the IDF has a whole range of weapons which could be used against Iran, including including targeting nuclear sites. And an essential asset for Israel, American support. Unfailing support in the event of aggression by Iran, Joe Biden reiterated.