Axios reports, citing a senior US official, that the US military is not conducting strikes in Iran, according to Israeli journalist Barak Ravid (N12). The denial contradicts earlier, unverified claims of ongoing American attacks on Iranian targets.
This evening, Axios reported a categorical denial from a senior US official regarding any ongoing American military action in Iran — the official stated that the US is not striking Iran. The report, conveyed by Israeli journalist Barak Ravid (N12), comes after a day of speculation driven by unverified claims from an Israeli analyst that the US was actively attacking Iranian targets and that Tehran was remaining silent.
This bulletin aligns with The Zioneer's earlier dispatch at 21:44 (Jerusalem time), in which a US official also denied any US strikes in Iran in recent hours. Today's report therefore forms a consistent thread: two separate official denials, each via a different journalist and outlet, from a senior American source emphasizing that no US military action inside Iran is underway.
Claims of US strikes on Iran have been circulating in Israeli media and analyst circles since at least Tuesday, but no official Israeli or American source has confirmed them. The US denial today is the most authoritative statement on the matter so far, though it remains a single-source report at this stage.
3 developments
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- DevelopingUS struck Iran overnight, Tehran issued false claim of retaliation, analysis argues
Source and signal
- Internal intake