CNN-US Seeing Iranian Prep For Military Response Against Israel

Jim Sciutto at CNN posts on X: "US beginning to see some Iranian preparations for a potential military response to Israel, according to two US officials familiar with the intelligence. The sources would not elaborate on what kind of preps are being made. Multiple US officials have told CNN the US expects an attack against Israel in the coming days, though remains unclear whether there will be a coordinated response between Tehran and Hezbollah."

• While not the focus of the conference, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to hold a presser soon alongside Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III and their Australian counterparts as part of the AUSMIN consultations. Livestream here.
• The expectations of a violent escalation in the Middle East means Blinken and Austin are likely to be questioned on diplomatic efforts to avoid a broadening of the conflict, and of potential US military involvement should Iran or Hezbollah launch a major attack against Israel.
• Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has just started his address on the one-week anniversary of the killing of senior commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli airstrike. Shortly before Nasrallah began speaking, Israeli jets created what has been described as amajor sonic boom across Beirut and the surrounding areas.