U.S. moves MORE forces into the Middle East to prepare for 'imminent' Iranian strike on Israel: Pentagon sends aircraft carrier that can intercept missiles to the Red Sea in warning to Tehran

The U.S. has moved much forces into the Middle East to hole for what officials judge could beryllium an 'imminent' onslaught by Iran connected Israel.

The Pentagon is beefing up its beingness successful the portion and the USS Dwight Eisenhower has been sent into the Red Sea successful a informing to Tehran and to support American unit should the unit spill over, aggregate reports suggest.

U.S. officials fearfulness that hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles could beryllium utilized successful a retaliation for an April 1 onslaught connected a gathering adjacent to the Iranian embassy successful Damascus, Syria. 

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei vowed retribution successful the aftermath of the attack, to which Tel-Aviv - yet to instrumentality work for the onslaught connected Damascus - retorted swiftly.

Defense officials connected Friday said they are moving 'additional assets to the area', hours aft the U.S. Embassy successful Jerusalem locked down it's staff. 

The USS Dwight Eisenhower would beryllium capable to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran.

The White House connected Friday wouldn't spell arsenic acold arsenic to accidental that an onslaught was 'imminent,' alternatively calling the menace 'viable.' 

'We inactive deem the imaginable menace by Iran present to beryllium real, to beryllium viable, surely credible and we're watching it arsenic intimately arsenic we can,'  White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Friday. 

Kirby added that the U.S. was successful 'constant connection with our Israeli counterparts astir making definite that they tin support themselves against those benignant of attacks.' 

He added that 'force posture changes' had been made to guarantee the US is 'properly prepared' for immoderate Iranian assault, but declined to spell into detail.

The NSC spokesperson gave nary details connected the imaginable timing of specified an attack, amid warnings it could hap wrong the adjacent 48 hours.

'I truly don't privation to get into armchair quarterbacking this happening successful a nationalist mode successful presumption of the conversations we're having oregon what we're seeing successful the quality picture,' Kirby said.  

On Thursday, the U.S. embassy successful Jerusalem did not explicitly notation Iran but issued a informing to authorities workers. 

'Out of an abundance of caution, U.S. authorities employees and their household members are restricted from idiosyncratic question extracurricular the greater Tel Aviv, … Jerusalem, and Be'er Sheva areas until further notice,' the information alert read. 

The April 1 onslaught successful Damascus killed 2 elder members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and 5 different officers, Iran said. 

Israel has yet to assertion work publicly.  

The Washington Post reported Thursday that elder Pentagon officials were frustrated that the U.S. did not get a heads up from Israel earlier conducting an airstrike connected the Iranian site. 

Three unnamed U.S. officials told the insubstantial said Defense Secretary Lloyd Ausin and different elder defence officials believed Israel should person informed the Pentagon up of the onslaught due to the fact that of the strike's implications for U.S. servicemembers successful the region. 

Had the U.S. gotten a heads up, the Pentagon would person been capable to heighten defence capabilities successful bid to withstand Iranian retaliation, the sources said.