Tensions are running high as the potential of a major military action against Iran appears more likely. But direct U.S. involvement in any strike against Iran is said to be unlikely.

Axios reported on Thursday that U.S. and Israeli sources have indicated that the Pentagon won’t be ordering U.S. military personnel to be alongside Israeli forces assisting a strike. U.S. forces may be helping with intelligence, though, and would most likely come to the defense of Israel if there is a counter-strike.

President Donald Trump on Thursday told a White House audience that a strike against Iran’s nuclear program “could very well happen.”

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