The president's comments come after the Iranian supreme leader threatened 'punishment' for a deadly strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria that it blames Israel for. Listen to a Daily episode on how the war could be worsening Yemen's humanitarian crisis as you scroll.
We've just been hearing from our Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall, who says reports suggest an attack from Iran on Israel is 'imminent'. Security circles in the US and Israel have likely accepted that the killing of a top Iranian commander in Damascus earlier this month means Iran will have to 'retaliate in some form'.
Reports from the US which cite intelligence sources say Iran is planning to target military or government infrastructure, rather than Israeli civilians. This would be seen by Iran as a 'like for like' response, but Bunkall says it's not clear whether the US and Israel would agree. The US has been warning Iran 'not to push it too far' as there is a 'big risk of it spiralling dangerously out of control'.
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