The United States has informed Israel that it intends to intensify its strikes against Iran in the coming days, while seeking to keep Israel outside the current escalation, an Israeli security official and an American security official told Kan News.

During strategic discussions between Washington and Jerusalem, officials raised the possibility that Iran could decide to “break the rules” and launch an attack against Israel, a move that would likely trigger an Israeli response inside Iran. However, the United States currently does not want Israel directly involved in the escalating confrontation in the Persian Gulf.

The report follows the arrival of additional American fighter squadrons in the Middle East and at bases in Israel. Over the past 24 hours, the United States has transferred equipment and munitions for American fighter aircraft to Israel as part of preparations for expanded operations. Ten additional U.S. refueling aircraft also arrived in Israel from Europe and Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, amid preparations for possible Iranian attacks against American assets at bases across the Gulf region.

Senior Israeli officials also revealed that Turkey threatened to provide Iran with air support if Kurdish forces entered the country as part of a Mossad-developed ground operation aimed at toppling the Iranian regime. The officials said this was what President Trump was referring to when he stated that Turkey had been close to becoming involved in the fighting in Iran.

Under the Mossad plan, armed Kurdish forces would have received aerial protection from the Israeli Air Force during the ground phase of the operation.

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