Iran-made defence system Azarakhsh unveiled, February 18, 2024<\/p>\n
Iran has placed its nuclear sites on high alert, deploying additional defenses amid escalating fears of a joint Israeli-US attack, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Citing two unnamed government sources, the outlet said the Islamic Republic\u00a0has also been bolstering defenses around key nuclear and missile sites, which include the deployment of additional air defense system launchers.<\/p>\n
According to the sources, the measures are in response to growing concerns of potential joint military action by Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey [Iranian authorities] are just waiting for the attack and are anticipating it every night and everything has been on high alert \u2013 even in sites that no one knows about,\u201d one source said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWork to fortify nuclear sites has been ongoing for years but it has intensified over the past year, particularly since Israel launched the first attack,\u201d he added referring to Israel\u2019s October attack that damaged Iran’s air defense systems.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cRecent developments, including\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s comments\u00a0and reports about potential plans from his administration to strike Iran, have further intensified activities.\u201d<\/p>\n The report follows warnings from US intelligence to both the Biden and Trump administrations that\u00a0Israel would likely target key Iranian nuclear sites\u00a0this year.<\/p>\n In February, the Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post cited US intelligence findings from January suggesting that Israel\u00a0saw an opening for an attack\u00a0on Iranian nuclear sites as early as the first half of this year.<\/p>\n