Israel is fully ready to launch an operation into Iran, US officials have been told, multiple sources told CBS News. The US anticipates Iran could retaliate on certain American sites in neighboring Iraq. This is part of the reason the US advised some Americans to leave the region earlier Wednesday, with the State Department ordering non-emergency government officials to exit Iraq due to “heightened regional tensions,” CBS News reported.

‘Halt strike plan’

US President Donald Trump has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza and stop talk of a potential military strike on Iran, CNN reported, citing their phone conversation on Monday.