Israel is making plans to attack Iran; American pressure increases the risk of an attack in "Yediot Ahronoth" it is claimed: the military intelligence and the Air Force completed defensive and offensive preparations at the same time as the tensions between the US and Iran escalated, which raised fears of a wider war and Iran firing back at Israel. Tensions between Washington and Tehran have escalated in recent days, putting Israel's security agencies on high alert as the Middle East once again approaches a potential boiling point. The Directorate of Military Intelligence of the IDF and the Air Force have completed their preparation for a series of scenarios, both defensive and offensive, in case the direct exchange of fire between the US and Iran leads to a full-scale war and Iran attacks Israel again.