It is unclear if the U.S. preparations are as intensive as they were prior to April 13, when Iran launched an attack on Israeli territory with drones and missiles
U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint news conference with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and National Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro after a foreign and defence ministerial meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila, Philippines, on July 30.U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has informed Israel about current and future changes to U.S.
“ informed the minister of additional measures to include ongoing and future defensive force posture changes that the department will take to support the defence of Israel,” Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters after a call between Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. . Biden, in a phone call on Thursday with Netanyahu, discussed new U.S. defensive military deployments to support Israel against threats such as missiles and drones, the White House said.
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