Department of State Secretary Anthony Blinken and Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hold a news briefing as violence escalates in the Middle East.

On Monday, several soldiers were injured on a military base in Iraq following a rocket black strike. U.S. military personal have been preparing for an imminent strike by Iran on Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

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It is unclear when the attack will come and Israel could experience two waves of attacks one from Hezbollah and one from Iran.

Military and state department officials are concerned that this could break out into an all out war between Israel and Iran’s proxy forces.