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US Developing Joint Defense Plan with Israel Against Possible Iran Retaliation - Reports

© AP Photo / Evelyn HocksteinUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from an aircraft as he arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from an aircraft as he arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2024 - Sputnik International, 1920, 30.09.2024
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Biden administration is developing a defense plan with Israel to ward off a possible retaliatory attack from Iran for Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, US media reported on Monday, citing a US official.
The official said on Sunday night that a joint defense is being prepared, declining to elaborate further.
The Pentagon also said in a statement on Sunday night that "should Iran, its partners, or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region, the United States will take every necessary measure to defend our people."
FILE - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.09.2024
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US Defense Chief, Israeli Counterpart Discuss Threats Posed By Iran, Hezbollah After Pager Attack
Israel dropped 85 "bunker-buster" bombs weighing 2,000 pounds each on a residential neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday, flattening at least six apartment buildings with civilians in order to assassinate Nasrallah, who was holding a meeting underground. While casualties are still being compiled, Lebanon’s public health ministry reported at least 11 people killed and 108 wounded in the attack.
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