White House says potential Iran retaliation against Israel could come this week
CBSN
The Biden administration is preparing for a potential attack on Israel by Iran and its proxies as soon as this week, in retaliation for the recent assassinations of top leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah.
"We have to be prepared for what could be a significant set of attacks, which is why, again, we have increased our force posture and capabilities in the region even in just the last few days," White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Monday.
The Pentagon, which rarely makes public statements on the location of submarines, said Sunday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Georgia, a nuclear-powered guided missile submarine, to the region. Austin has also ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to "accelerate" its movement from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East.
