President Joe Biden said the US remains stalwart in its commitment to protect Israel in the face of Iranian threats against the country.
Iran was "threatening to launch a significant attack on Israel" following the killings of Iranian generals at the Iranian consulate in Damascus last week, Biden said. "As I've told Prime Minister Netanyahu, our commitment to Israel's security against these threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad."
"We're going to do all we can to protect Israel's security," he said at a news conference in the Rose Garden.
CNN previously reported that senior US officials believe an attack by Iran is “inevitable” – a view shared by their Israeli counterparts. The US has been on high alert and actively preparing for a significant by Iran targeting Israeli or American assets in the region following the blasts in Syria.
The two governments are furiously working to get in position ahead of what is to come, as they anticipate that Iran’s attack could unfold in a number of different ways – and that both US and Israeli assets and personnel are at risk of being targeted.