On Thursday the Pentagon said, ‘The top US commander for the Middle East is in Israel for talks on security threats with the country’s military officials’.
The visit comes amid fears that Iran will fight back after an Israeli strike that killed seven members of Tehran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, including two generals, in Syria earlier this month.
‘General Erik Kurilla is in Israel to meet with key IDF leadership and talk about the current security threats in the region’, said Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder.
He said the trip was moved up from a previously scheduled date due to recent developments.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader warned on Wednesday that Israel must be punished and will be punished while US President Joe Biden pledged ironclad support for its top regional ally.
Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant, who told the Pentagon chief that a direct Iranian attack would require an appropriate Israeli response against Iran.
The two talked about readiness for an Iranian attack against the state of Israel, said the country’s defence ministry said in a statement. It also added that Gallant emphasized that the state of Israel will not tolerate an Iranian attack on its territory.
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