Summaries of What's Happening in the Middle East
All the media in the region announce that Iran is preparing a massive attack on Israel, much bigger than the one in April.
The missiles could be fired from Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Iran.
Iran is moving large amounts of military equipment around the country, the Iranians Ministry of Defense asks citizens not to take pictures or videos of military equipment on the roads, due to the sensitivity of the situation.
Russian weapons arrive in Iran
The Russian Gelix Airlines, which specializes in arms transport, has landed in Tehran today.
Flights to Lebanon and Israel are cancelled.
The Pentagon deploys additional cruisers, destroyers, and a fighter squadron to the Middle East to protect Israel from Iran retaliation, including the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group.
Jordan and Egypt have announced that they will shoot down rockets headed towards Israel, de facto announcing that they will protect Israel.
Israeli officials have received satellite phones and are under heavy security measures.
US secret intelligence has told its close media outlets that Iran is preparing to strike Israel, starting on Saturday.
The previous time, Iran attacked Israel with about 300 drones and missiles, 90% of which were shot down by the air defense systems and hundreds of fighter jets of the US, Israel and the UK, revealing the maximum potential of the defense.
A much larger number of rockets and drones than this would cause significant strikes on Israel.