Ministers instructed not to speak publicly about potential external intervention in Iran – report

12 January 2026, 8:12 am

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Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Gila Gamliel attends a Science and Technology Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 17, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Government ministers have been instructed not to speak publicly about potential external intervention in the Iranian protests, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

Israel is said to be on high alert after Tehran warned it would hit Israel and US military interests in the Middle East if US President Donald Trump were to strike Iran.

There are no indications that Israel is considering involvement.

The Kan report notes that Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel has posted in support of the protests and has ties with Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.

Earlier, Trump said the the US military is “looking at some very strong options” of actions to take against Iran against the backdrop of the regime’s killing of protesters.

Activists say that at least 538 people had been killed since December 28.