🛡️ ISRAEL PLACES HOME FRONT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ON FULL WARTIME ALERT AS U.S. SETS IRAN NEGOTIATION DEADLINE AND SIGNALS STRIKE READINESS; HEZBOLLAH WARNED AND LONG-RANGE RETALIATION SCENARIOS ASSESSED

⚠️ Israel elevates nationwide war readiness amid Iran tensions: Israel is undertaking extensive measures in coordination with the United States to prepare for potential conflict with Iran. Visible force movements over the past 24 hours have heightened public tension in Israel, according to N12 News, with no specifics reported due to censorship.

Israel’s security apparatus is on the highest defense alert. Rescue services and IDF Home Front Command have been instructed to prepare for war, N12 reported.

🛡️ Emergency and defense agencies placed on full wartime alert: The Home Front Command ordered Magen David Adom to prepare for a full-scale war with Iran after a high-level defensive alert was declared across Israel, according to N12. Israeli emergency response agencies, including Magen David Adom, have been placed on heightened alert and instructed to prepare for wartime scenarios.

Two Israeli sources said, "PM Netanyahu held several security consultations this week to assess readiness regarding Iran."

🔸 U.S. signals strike readiness and sets negotiation deadline: U.S. officials told Israeli i24 News, "You don't deploy so many forces just to leave them sitting at bases for weeks". The White House said, "Many arguments one could make for a strike on Iran. Iran would be wise to make a deal".

A U.S. official told Israeli Channel 12, "Iran has a deadline until the end of this month to make significant concessions in the nuclear negotiations". A diplomatic source told Foreign Policy, "Washington's patience with the delay may run out earlier than any diplomatic timeline that Tehran considers realistic".

An Iranian official told The Wall Street Journal, "While Foreign Minister Araqhchi expressed optimism after yesterday's talks, the Iranian government fears that the gap between what Washington is willing to accept and what Tehran is willing to give is unbridgeable".

♟️ Israel assesses Iranian retaliation could focus on Israel: Israel estimates that if the U.S. launches a large-scale attack on Iran, Tehran would be more likely to respond by targeting Israel with long-range missiles. Israel Hayom reported it is also assumed that, unlike the U.S. which hesitated before joining the strikes during Operation Rising Lion in June 2025, Israel would not hesitate to align with Washington in the event of an attack on Iran.

⚠️ Hezbollah warned against joining a conflict: Iran is pressuring Hezbollah to join the conflict if war breaks out. During Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi's visit to Lebanon last month, he conveyed a message that Hezbollah would not "sit on the fence" in the event of a confrontation with Israel this time.

Israel has warned Hezbollah that if it intervenes, the response will be "far more severe", according to Yedioth Ahronoth.

🇺🇸 President Trump cites Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford in Iran strike context: President Trump said, "Should Iran decide not to make a deal, it may be necessary for the US to use Diego Garcia, and the Airfield located in Fairford, in order to eradicate a potential attack by a highly unstable and dangerous regime — an attack that would potentially be made on the UK, as well as other friendly countries".

President Trump warned U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer against entering a reported 100-year lease arrangement involving sovereignty claims over Diego Garcia, describing the island as strategically critical for allied posture. He framed Diego Garcia and the U.S. airbase at RAF Fairford in the U.K. as key platforms for long-range strike capability if conflict with Iran escalates, and warned that any dilution of British authority over the island would damage allied security and deterrence.

President Trump said, "The regime in Iran is unstable and extremely dangerous. It could attack Britain, as well as other “friendly nations.”"

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