The head of the US Central Command arrived in Israel

On April 11, the head of the US Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel to coordinate countering the Iranian threat. He is expected to meet with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant and IDF officers, reports RFI.

US President Joe Biden confirmed on Wednesday its “unwavering” support for Israel. Iran “threatens to deal a serious blow to Israel,” he confirmed during a joint White House press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

On April 1, as a result of an Israeli attack in Damascus, killed Brigadier General of the IRGC Mohammad Reza Zahedi. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has vowed several times that “the Zionist regime will be punished.”

Against the backdrop of the Iranian threat, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu I arrived to the IDF air base, where he declared: “Whoever attacks us, we will strike. We will ensure the security of Israel both by defense and attack.”

Israeli sources reported that on the evening of April 10, US Middle East envoy Brett McGurk called the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Iraq and asked them to convey a message to Iran demanding that they refrain from escalating the conflict with Israel.

A previously anonymous source close to American intelligence reported Bloomberg that the question is no longer whether Iran will attack Israel, but when.

As tensions rise, German airline Lufthansa announced on Wednesday it was suspending flights to Tehran.