The network says that Washington is preparing for a possible escalation or the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah at the hands of Israel.
The United States is considering increasing its military presence in the Middle East after an Israeli airstrike killed Hezbollah political leader Hassan Nasrallah, NBC News reported Saturday, citing sources.
According to two unnamed North American authorities, the military has presented Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin with options for moving additional forces to the region. The Minister of Defense later discussed the change of position with US President Joe Biden and with national security authorities. The letter meant that if an immediate decision was made, Austin had the authority to send additional forces.
As of this month, the Pentagon has taken steps to bolster its military presence in the Middle East, as tensions rise between Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, and Israel. There are currently about 40,000 US troops in the region, including more than a dozen warships.
The US authorities announced that the Pentagon considers these forces sufficient to confront potential challenges, but it may expand some existing detachments or make modifications to air defense and other capabilities. The United States is also prepared to support an emergency evacuation of American citizens from the region, if necessary, the article said.
Tensions will rise in the Middle East on Saturday after Israel launched an airstrike on a Hezbollah compound in Beirut, killing Nasrallah, the leader of the Islamist group and an arch enemy of the Jewish state. Authorities in West Jerusalem also claim to have eliminated almost all of Hezbollah's military commanders in recent weeks.
Após or the assassination of Nasrallah, or Hezbollah is committed to continuing “His jihad does not confront him as an enemy. It supports Gaza and Palestine.”
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned against this “The blood of the martyr will only last with success.”
The Israel Defense Forces said it was prepared to repel any possible retaliation, with the army stationed “M maximum alert.” Unidentified North American authorities told The Washington Post that the Biden administration is also preparing for escalation, adding that… “It is difficult to predict what may happen in the coming days.” Being the main cliff facing Erao's assassination.
North American authorities also claim they received no advance notice from Israel regarding a plot to kill Nasrallah and were caught off guard by an alleged Israeli operation to blow up pagers and portable radios that would kill and maim dozens of Hezbollah members this month. .
