Israel is said to be bracing any minute for an attack by Iran after Israel assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh last week.

Secretary of State Blinken is warning that an attack by Iran is imminent:

During a conference call Sunday, Blinken stressed to US allies the need to put last-minute diplomatic pressure on Iran and Hezbollah to try to minimize their retaliation, three sources briefed on the call told Axios.

The attack could likely be on multiple fronts (Iran and Hezbollah) in multiple waves.

As we told you over the weekend, the US sent 12 warships with 4,0000 troops to the Middle East to help counter an attack by Iran.

Breitbart reports this morning that Israel is “counting the minutes” until the attack begins:

Israel is “counting the minutes until an Iranian attack,” according to Israel’s Army Radio, broadcasting at 7:00 a.m. Monday, local time.

For days, Iran has threatened retaliation for the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh last Wednesday in Tehran, where he was visiting for the inauguration of Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian.

Reports have indicated that American efforts to convince Iran to hold off on a large attack have fallen on deaf ears.

The Iranian regime suffered a massive blow to its prestige when Haniyeh was killed, because it highlighted the fact that Iran has poor defenses against attack, even as it uses terrorist proxies abroad to attack Israel and other enemies.

The regime is also keen to reverse the humiliation it suffered in April, when it fired some 300 projectiles at Israel, nearly all of which were intercepted, including some by the Jordanian Air Force, the U.S., and other regional allies.

The Biden administration has reportedly indicated that Israel will be on its own if it goes on the offensive. So unless Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has any surprises planned, Israel will have to brace for attack.

Monday marks the first day of the month of Av, and the start of a nine-day period of mourning, culminating next Tuesday on the Ninth of Av, which is a catch-all day on which various tragedies in Jewish history are commemorated.

It is a particularly inauspicious time on the Jewish calendar. Yet on Sunday, Israeli leaders sounded a note of resolve as they called on the nation to be prepared.

“Whoever seeks to harm us will pay a very heavy price,” Netanyahu said.