Israel's security cabinet orders army to step up readiness for possible action against Iran

Tension in the Middle East looks set to rise again after a report from Israel on November 12. Israeli reports say Israel has directed its military to step up preparations for possible military action against Iran.

The report comes a day after Iran released a video of an underground missile city. In it, Iran displayed its new missiles as a show of strength and warned against attacking Iran. According to the source, Netanyahu and Trump had suffered a major setback and political losses in the elections held in the United States and Israel, and it had been expected that both would now stop the war and keep quiet.

Israeli reports say the security cabinet, chaired by Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the military to step up preparations for possible action against Iran. According to a report by the state broadcaster KAN, the cabinet's orders could lead to military movements that raise fears of the war flaring up again.

Israel's Leader of the Opposition, Gadi Eisenkot, has expressed concern. He has appealed to Netanyahu that the caretaker government not undertake any major military action in the absence of a direct and immediate threat.

Iran has also taken a hard line. Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei warned the United States that if it starts the war again, every military base involved in the attack, from West Asia to Europe, would be a target for Iran.

Iran's military leadership has made clear that a possible conflict could spread beyond the region. This has made the question of the security of US military bases and Israel-linked sites more serious. There is a growing fear that the confrontation may not remain limited to two countries and could become international.

Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts are also under way to avert a confrontation. US President Donald Trump has indicated that the option of military action is open again if talks mediated by Qatar fail to produce a solution.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that economic pressure has reduced the need for large-scale military action. The biggest obstacle in the talks is that neither side trusts the other.

An Israeli attack has not been confirmed for now. Even so, reports of military preparations have turned the world's attention to the Middle East.