Israeli officials say the US and Israel are consulting on plans to strike Iran
On the 15th (local time), citing Israeli security officials, Israel said that intelligence from Israel and the West shows that Iran is taking "extreme measures" in the military field. Therefore, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the same day to discuss plans for a military strike against Iran. However, the report said that both Israeli and U.S. officials assessed that the current situation has not yet reached the point requiring immediate military action. Previously, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not attack Iran before the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, and Netanyahu also said he would not make a move before the Israeli parliamentary elections on October 27. (Source: Wallstreetcn)
The US and Israel are consulting on plans to strike Iran, which raises geopolitical tensions and potential energy-supply risk; although officials say no immediate action is needed and election deadlines delay any move, the discussion itself heightens risk-off sentiment, weighing on crypto as a high-beta risk asset. Short-term bearish (weak).