Washington raises readiness in Israel... and Tehran enters escalation calculations

Israeli security sources, cited by the Israeli website Walla, said the US military is currently deploying about 3,000 soldiers across Israel, with expectations of reinforcements of troops and military aircraft in the coming weeks in anticipation of a possible new escalation in the Middle East. The US forces' tasks include operating air defense systems, along with pilots, support teams and logistics units. The site quoted a senior Israeli security source as saying that Israel's adversaries are watching the elections in Israel and the United States and are considering influencing them through attacks without being drawn into a wide escalation, while Iran is conducting assessments of the extent of US readiness to enter a new military confrontation with it, in parallel with the continuation of the negotiating track.