Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin complained to his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, after a strike in Syria killed a key Iranian military figure, officials say.
conducting a strike on an Iranian site in Syria this month, an escalation that they assess increaseswhich killed two senior commanders from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an organization with a long history of supporting violent attacks against Israel and the United States. U.S. and Israeli officials are closely coordinating how they may respond to an Iranian counterstrike, officials said, with a top American general visiting Israel on Thursday.
informed them ahead of time because of the strike’s implications for U.S. troops and interests in the region. Knowing in advance would have permitted the Pentagon to heighten defenses for U.S. personnel and to position assets, including warships with missile defense systems on board, in a way that could help protect both Israel and U.S. troops from a potential Iranian response.
U.S. officials say no decisions have been made about what changes could result if Israel fails to heed their admonitions, including whether the administration might impose conditions on U.S. military aid. But they say that Israeli leaders are acutely aware that public opinion, worldwide and in the United States, is shifting against its campaign.And although U.S.
Gallant wrote on social media Thursday that he had talked again with Austin and “detailed Israel’s readiness and preparations to defend our citizens.” Israel, Gallant said, “will not tolerate an Iranian attack on its territory. A direct Iranian attack would require an appropriate Israeli response against Iran.”The Pentagon readout of their call said that Austin conveyed to Gallant that “that Israel could count on full U.S. support to defend Israel against Iranian attacks.”in Lebanon and Syria.
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