The US has informed “several Middle Eastern allies“ that it does not plan to attack Iran unless it attacks Americans, Axios reported.
The media outlet cited two unnamed sources in countries that received such a signal from the US. As specified in the publication, Washington informed its Middle Eastern allies of its position on Sunday. The US sent a signal about this an hour after Israel launched its military operation against Iran, the article says.
The White House expected the countries to inform Iran about this so that it would not take retaliatory actions against American forces or interests in the Middle East, Axios emphasizes.
The portal quotes a diplomat from one of the Arab countries as expressing the opinion that the Iranians are acting "very carefully" so as not to increase US involvement in Israel's operation. The article also notes that Israel has asked the United States to participate in strikes against Iran. However, a US official previously told Axios that the Washington administration was not actively considering the request.
The Israeli military has detected another salvo of missiles from Iran, the army press service reported, and air raid sirens are also sounding in the vicinity of Tel Aviv.
According to the military's initial assessment, a "small number" of missiles were fired at Israel this time, The Times of Israel reported.
The Ynet portal reports that so far only one report of shrapnel falling in one of the areas of the Negev desert in the southern part of the Jewish state has been received.
There are no reports of casualties. According to the national emergency service, only a few calls were registered after the shelling from people who were injured while running to bomb shelters.
The army currently sees no threat of a second strike, and the population is allowed to leave their shelters.