According to Reuters, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the prospect of intervention during a phone call on Saturday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The US administration confirmed that the leaders spoke about Iran but declined to provide details of the conversation.
Tensions in Iran have remained high for more than a week amid widespread anti-government protests triggered by soaring prices and a deepening economic crisis, according to Jarosław Jarząbek, an international affairs analyst at the University of Wrocław in southwestern Poland.
The Iran-based human rights group HRANA reported that at least 116 people have been killed over the past 14 days, with more than 2,500 injured. Protests have been recorded in 185 cities nationwide.
US President Donald Trump weighed in on the situation on Saturday, writing on the Truth Social platform: “Iran is looking at freedom, perhaps like never before. The USA stands ready to help."
Iran, meanwhile, warned that any US attack would trigger retaliation. Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Iran would respond with airstrikes on Israeli and US military bases in the region, Reuters reported.
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Source: Reuters, IAR