Israel is on high alert for โthe possibility of any U.S. โintervention in Iran as โauthorities there confront the โbiggest anti-government protests in years, according to three Israeli sources with knowledge of the matter.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene โin recent days โ and warned Iranโs rulers against using force against demonstrators. On Saturday (January 10, 2026), Mr. โTrump said โ the U.S. stands โready to helpโ.
The sources, who were present for Israeli security consultations over โthe weekend, did not โelaborate on what Israelโs high-alert footing meant in โpractice. Israel and Iran fought a 12-day war in โJune.
In a phone call on Saturday (January 10, 2026), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the possibility of U.S. intervention in โ Iran, according to an Israeli source who was โpresent for the conversation. A โ U.S. official confirmed the two men spoke but did not say what topics they discussed.