{"id":304024,"date":"2026-02-22T06:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/304024\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T06:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:55:17","slug":"israels-security-cabinet-to-huddle-on-sunday-expected-to-discuss-looming-iran-us-tensions-firstpost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/304024\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel&#8217;s security cabinet to huddle on Sunday, expected to discuss looming Iran-US tensions \u2013 Firstpost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the brewing tensions in West Asia, reports are emerging that Israel\u2019s security cabinet will hold a meeting on Iran on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the brewing tensions in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/us-envoy-mike-huckabee-cites-scriptural-basis-for-israels-control-over-west-asian-lands-13982184.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/us-envoy-mike-huckabee-cites-scriptural-basis-for-israels-control-over-west-asian-lands-13982184.html\" class=\"body_anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Asia<\/a>, reports are emerging that Israel\u2019s security cabinet will be contemplating<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/is-us-preparing-to-strike-iran-f-22-deployments-and-a-pentagon-slip-up-raise-questions-13982352.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/is-us-preparing-to-strike-iran-f-22-deployments-and-a-pentagon-slip-up-raise-questions-13982352.html\" class=\"body_anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iran<\/a>. Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported on Saturday that the country\u2019s cabinet will hold a meeting on the Iran situation. The talk is reportedly scheduled to take place on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The news of the security cabinet meeting came days after Israel\u2019s Prime Minister<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/netanyahu-calls-india-a-gigantic-power-says-israel-tightening-ties-with-key-allies-13982112.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/netanyahu-calls-india-a-gigantic-power-says-israel-tightening-ties-with-key-allies-13982112.html\" class=\"body_anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> instructed the country\u2019s Home Front Command to prepare for a potential war with Iran. According to Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, Netanyahu issued directives to \u201cvarious rescue agencies and the Home Front Command to prepare for war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper added that \u201ca state of maximum alert has been declared across various Israeli security agencies.\u201d Interestingly, the cabinet was scheduled to meet on Thursday, but the meeting was postponed.<\/p>\n<p>Israel prepares for the US\u2019s wrath on Iran<\/p>\n<p>According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Israeli assessments \u201cindicate that US President<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/trump-can-attack-iran-at-any-moment-says-senior-trump-advisor-report-13982159.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/trump-can-attack-iran-at-any-moment-says-senior-trump-advisor-report-13982159.html\" class=\"body_anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump is inclined to launch a large-scale military attack on Iran<\/a> soon, given Tehran\u2019s rejection of US demands in the negotiations.\u201d It added that \u201cthe Trump administration believes the Iranians are trying to buy time and deceive the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yedioth Ahronoth said that \u201cin the limited security consultations held by Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days, the prevailing assumption was that Iran would launch missiles at Israel even if the Israeli army does not take part in the US attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn any case, there is an impression in Israel that zero hour is approaching and that timelines are shrinking,&#8221; the daily wrote. In the midst of the brewing tensions, Israel\u2019s Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman) Amos Yadlin said on Wednesday: \u201cWe are much closer to an attack than we were before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Israel Hayom quoted unnamed sources as saying Israeli assessments indicate that if the US launches a large-scale attack on Iran, the likelihood of Iran responding by striking Israel with<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/explainers\/us-airpower-west-asia-iran-tensions-f22-f35-carriers-13981959.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/explainers\/us-airpower-west-asia-iran-tensions-f22-f35-carriers-13981959.html\" class=\"body_anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">long-range missiles<\/a> would be very high. In light of this, Israel has put its forces on heightened alert and stepped up military preparations as indications grow that a coordinated strike with the US on Iran may be imminent, CNN reported.<\/p>\n<p>All these reports are emerging at a time when Washington has deployed the<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/explainers\/uss-abraham-lincoln-us-aircraft-iran-drone-13975898.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/explainers\/uss-abraham-lincoln-us-aircraft-iran-drone-13975898.html\" class=\"body_anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USS Abraham Lincoln<\/a> carrier strike group to the region, with the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier also on its way, alongside additional fighter jets.<\/p>\n<p>US Vice President<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/vance-says-iran-is-not-accepting-red-lines-set-by-trump-as-second-round-of-nuclear-talks-end-13980931.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/vance-says-iran-is-not-accepting-red-lines-set-by-trump-as-second-round-of-nuclear-talks-end-13980931.html\" class=\"body_anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JD Vance<\/a> described Tuesday\u2019s Geneva talks as productive \u201cin some ways,\u201d but said Iran was \u201cnot yet willing\u201d to engage on Trump\u2019s \u201cred lines.\u201d Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also called the atmosphere of the meeting \u201cmore constructive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/\" title=\"World\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World<\/a>Israel&#8217;s security cabinet to huddle on Sunday, expected to discuss looming Iran-US tensionsEnd of Article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amid the brewing tensions in West Asia, reports are emerging that Israel\u2019s security cabinet will hold a meeting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":82549,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,153016,85,59417,153014,46,153012,12431,153013,153020,153017,153019,2897,43,627,153011,153018,120741,153015,226,126],"class_list":{"0":"post-304024","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-benjamin-netanyahu","9":"tag-benjamin-netanyahu-directives","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-iran-news","12":"tag-iran-war-preparations","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-israel-iran-tensions","15":"tag-israel-news","16":"tag-israel-security-cabinet","17":"tag-israel-security-cabinet-meeting","18":"tag-israeli-military-alert","19":"tag-missile-threat-to-israel","20":"tag-netanyahu","21":"tag-news","22":"tag-trump","23":"tag-trump-iran-strikes","24":"tag-us-iran-negotiations","25":"tag-us-iran-tensions","26":"tag-us-military-strike-on-iran","27":"tag-us-news","28":"tag-world-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}