The US government organizes evacuation flights and departures of cruise ships for American citizens who want to leave Israel, said US Ambassador Mike Huckabee on Wednesday (June 18), in the middle of another military escalation between Israel and Iran.
“An urgent announcement! American citizens who want to leave the Israeli embassy in Israel @usembassyjlm are working on the departures of evacuation flights and cruise ships. You have to sign up for an intelligent traveler (step) (you will be warned with updates.”
The announcement comes when Iran continues to start missiles on Israeli territory and push the region deeper into the crisis.
Sixth day hostility: Hypersonic rocket and threat of haifa
On Wednesday, Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks, including hypersonic missiles, which claimed that state television “successfully penetrated the defense of the Israeli regime”. Iran also issued an evacuation warning for the inhabitants of Haifa and stated that the area was the goal of immediate military operations.
“Leave the reported area immediately – the armed forces of Iranian Islamic Republic will operate in this area,” Iranian state television broadcast, showing a map of Haifa.
Trump indicates us
US President Donald Trump refused to confirm if the United States would hit Iran and stated ambiguously: “I can do it, maybe I will not. I think no one knows what I will do.”
The President added: “Nothing is too late. Iran has a lot of trouble … next week will be very big – maybe less than a week.”
Trump’s rhetoric has moved from originally the design of diplomacy to now weigh the direct involvement of us.
“They will get hell beaten by Israel,” he said about Iran. “There is a big difference between now and a week.”
Pentagon is preparing options
Defense Minister Pete HegSeth confirmed that the Pentagon is preparing a number of military possibilities for the President. And Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that the US will face “irreparable damage” if it continues with the attack.
Khamenei also replied to Trump’s call to unconditional surrender: “The Iranian nation will not be scared of these threats,” he said on state television.
Trump: “We know where Khamenei is – he’s not taking him out for now”
Trump said on Tuesday by revealing US intelligence, Khamenei, but said, “We won’t remove it – at least not for now.”
(Tagstotranslate) USA Evacuation flights from Israel
