US ready to repel Iran’s possible retaliatory attack on Israel – official – World

WASHINGTON, October 26. /TASS/. The United States is fully prepared to participate in repelling Iran’s possible attack in response to Israel’s recent attack, a senior US official told journalists during a special briefing on the attack.

“Should Iran choose to respond, we are fully prepared to defend against any attack again,” he said. “Should Iran choose to respond, we are fully prepared to defend Israel and support Israel, and there will be consequences,” the official reiterated. “As far as we are concerned, this direct exchange should be the end,” he added. “That is our very strong view that has been communicated to our partners across the region, and obviously it has been communicated through multiple channels, indirectly and directly to Iran,” the US official concluded.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) previously said it has carried out surgical strikes on military targets in Iran “in response to months of sustained attacks.”

On the evening of October 1, Iran launched a massive rocket attack on Israel in response to the assassination of key leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Tehran claimed that 90% of the missiles hit their intended targets, while Israel said Iran launched only about 180 missiles and most of them were intercepted.

Israel’s General Staff vowed to “choose the right moment” to surprise Iran with a counterattack, while Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that attacks on Israel will only expand.