Axios quoted a White House official as saying that there is intelligence indicating that Iran intends to launch a missile attack on the Israeli occupation soon.

In a related context, the US Central Command announced the dispatch of three additional squadrons of aircraft to the region, one of which has already arrived.

The White House official stressed that a direct military attack by Iran on "Israel" would have dire consequences for Tehran.

He also made it clear that the United States actively supports Israel's defense preparations against any Iranian attack.

For its part, the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation indicated that the change in the Home Front Command's directives came after indications of Iran's intention to attack "Israel."

The spokesman for the occupation army said that Washington informed them that there was an air strike launched near Iran.

He explained that they will deal with any air threat from Iran, claiming that they are highly prepared.