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00:00 Allies of Israel are on high alert. Nobody is willing to call Iran's bluff.
00:05 Even the US president has made no secret of his expectations of an imminent retaliatory attack.
00:10 His message to Iran?
00:14 Don't.
00:14 Biden also reiterated his support of Israel as his teams continue to monitor the situation.
00:20 In the event of such an attack, Israel says it's ready.
00:25 "Our defences are ready and we know how to deal with each threat separately.
00:30 As well as defence, we are prepared to attack. We are ready to attack with a range of capabilities
00:38 and we know how to act and protect the people of Israel."
00:41 Iran has so far refrained from taking any direct action against Israel since the start of the war
00:50 in Gaza. Tensions flared following a strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1,
00:56 which killed 16 people, including seven members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
01:01 Tehran believes it was committed by the Israeli forces, with the US involved,
01:05 and has warned of retaliation.
01:07 "The evil regime made a mistake. In this regard, it must and will be punished.
01:17 When they attacked our consulate, they attacked our territory."
01:20 Since those threats, countries including France,
01:25 Germany, India and Russia have warned their citizens not to travel to the region.