Israel has raised its security alert levels amid concerns that the United States could intervene in Iran, as the country grapples with its largest anti-government protests in years, according to three Israeli sources familiar with the matter.
Israel is closely monitoring developments after US President Donald Trump repeatedly warned Iran’s leadership against using force to suppress demonstrators. Over the weekend, Trump said Washington stood “ready to help” if the situation escalated.
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The sources, who attended Israeli security consultations over the weekend, did not specify what the heightened alert entails operationally. The move comes just months after Israel and Iran fought a brief but intense 12-day conflict in June.
According to one Israeli source present during the discussions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone on Saturday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which the possibility of American intervention in Iran was discussed. A US official confirmed that the call took place but declined to disclose the details of the conversation.
The developments underscore growing regional tensions as unrest inside Iran deepens and global powers weigh their next steps.
