Israel declares a state of maximum alert in anticipation of possible American intervention in Iran

Three informed Israeli sources said that Israel has declared a state of high alert in anticipation of any American intervention in Iran at a time when the authorities there are facing the largest protests in years..

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in the past few days, and warned Iran’s rulers against using force against the demonstrators. Trump said on Saturday that the United States was “ready to help.”

An informed Israeli source said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed in a phone call yesterday, Saturday, the possibility of US intervention in Iran. An American official confirmed that Rubio and Netanyahu spoke, but did not disclose the topics they discussed.

In an interview with The Economist magazine published on Friday, Netanyahu said that Iran would face dire consequences if it attacked Israel. Referring to the protests, he added, “As for everything else, I think we have to see what happens inside Iran.”