A security source said Israel's defense establishment is preparing for the possibility of a retaliatory response from Iran and Lebanon, but stressed that no unusual deployment has been detected in Iran that would indicate an imminent missile launch.
A security source stated Wednesday night that Israel's defense establishment is preparing for the possibility of a retaliatory response from Iran and Lebanon, but emphasized that no unusual deployment has been detected in Iran that would indicate an imminent missile launch. The assessment comes hours after The Zioneer reported a series of developments signaling a heightened state of alert.
At 19:54 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that US aerial refueling aircraft were returning to Israel, citing a single security source. Shortly after, a second report indicated that Israel's defense establishment had gone on high alert for a possible Iranian attack, and that Israeli assessments suggested Washington would greenlight an Israeli military response in Iran. A third update added that Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump had held direct talks regarding the Iranian threat, with Netanyahu stating "you can't trust Iran." The new statement from a security source, while confirming the state of preparedness, explicitly notes the absence of detected Iranian deployment preparations—a nuance not present in the earlier reports.
As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, the defense establishment has been bracing for possible Iranian retaliation. On June 11, Israeli media reported preparations for rocket or missile launches from Iran after a US strike. On June 16, US intelligence assessed that Iran could launch a surprise attack without warning. Iranian threats have also been tied to Israeli operations in Lebanon, with Tehran warning of missile launches if strikes continued.
The security source did not detail the nature of the preparations or reconcile the high alert status with the lack of detected Iranian activity. The source's identity and the exact timing of the assessment were not disclosed, and it remains unclear whether the US assessment of a greenlight for Israeli retaliation still stands.
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- Internal intake