Israel is expecting a decision from President Trump on whether the United States will join military strikes on Iran in the next day or two, according to media reports.
“The expectation is that they [the US] join, but no one is pushing them,” an Israeli official told The Times of Israel. “They have to make their own decision.”
“We’ll know in the next 24 to 48 hours,” the official added.
The defence minister, Israel Katz, was fully co-ordinated with the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, regarding his earlier threats towards Iran’s supreme leader, the official said.
At the Armenia–Iran border, Iranians who fear war were seen exiting the country.
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