Iranian-backed Iraqi militias continue to threaten retaliation if the United States joins the Israel-Iran War. [1] Two Iranian government planes landed in Oman, which has been mediating between Iran and the United States, on June 18. [9] The United States has begun moving assets to the Middle East in recent days to provide “more options” for defending US assets and interests. [14] Israel launched its air campaign targeting the Iranian nuclear program and regime leadership on June 12 to “degrade, destroy, and remove [the] threat” of the Iranian nuclear program. [62]Axis of Resistance Response to the Israel-Iran War:Iranian-backed Iraqi militias continue to threaten retaliation if the United States joins the Israel-Iran War.
