The Middle East is on the verge of a generalized tension, while Iran threatens Israel with retaliation, the US declares its support for the Israelis, Gaza is still burning and the whole world is watching with bated breath everything that is happening.
Iran, after the attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, threatens Israel with retaliation, while the US estimates that an attack on Israeli territory is a matter of days.
Tel Aviv has not officially claimed responsibility for the strike that killed 7, but it is believed to be responsible. At the same time, the US is sending reinforcements to the Middle East region.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to meet today with members of Israel’s war cabinet, including Defense Minister Yoav Gallad and opposition leader Benny Gantz, according to the BBC.
According to what the American network CBS News reports, citing American officials, Iran could attack using more than 100 drones, dozens of cruise missiles and possibly ballistic missiles against military targets in Israel.
“Don’t do it!”
In a dramatic appeal, Joe Biden noted: “I don’t want to give away confidential information, but I expect that to be soon,” said Joe Biden, who also answered a question about the message he would like to send to Iran: “Don’t You are doing it!”.
Speaking to reporters, Biden also said: “We are committed to the defense of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed.”
Suspension of flights to and from Tehran
The German air carrier Lufthansa and the Austrian subsidiary of Austrian Airlines announced yesterday Friday the suspension of their flights to and from Tehran until at least next Thursday, April 18, while they also announced that as a precaution their aircraft will not pass through the airspace of the Islamic Republic of Iran, against the background of the continued escalation of tension in the Middle East.
“Due to the current situation” Lufthansa is suspending “its flights to or from Tehran until April 18, after a careful assessment” of the risks, a company spokesman explained.
“The company will also not use Iranian airspace,” he added.
The German group initially announced on Wednesday that it had suspended its flights until Thursday, then extended the measure until today (Saturday). In practice, services have been suspended since April 6.
Austrian Airlines announced a similar measure yesterday. “The safety of our passengers and crew is our absolute priority,” the company explained in a press release obtained by AFP, adding that it “constantly assesses the situation in the Middle East.”
The airline announcements came after Iran said it would retaliate against arch-enemy Israel following a bombing of the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus that killed 16 people, including two sub-generals of the Revolutionary Guards, an elite body of the Iranian armed forces.
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