US says Iran attack may come soon and with no warning, but no definitive info

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says the US doesn’t know if and when an Iran retaliatory attack against Israel might occur, but that it does have information that it could come with little or no notice.

“We have information… that an attack could come with little or no warning, and certainly could come in coming days, and we have to be ready for it,” Kirby says in a phone briefing.

“I can’t sit here and tell you for sure that there’s been a decision [by Iran] to change their mind [about attacking Israel], and I can’t tell you for sure, if they attack, what that is going to look like, or even when it would occur,” he adds.

“We know that Iran has made some preparations. We believe that should they choose to attack, they could do it with little or no notice… We don’t want it to come to that,” Kirby says.

Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden said he expected Iran to hold off on its attack if a ceasefire is reached between Israel and Hamas.