U.S. officials are concerned that Iran could carry out an attack on Israel later this week in retaliation for the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran last month.
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00:00The U.S. is preparing for what it says could be a major attack on Israel.
00:05A White House spokesperson says Iran or one of its proxies could attack as soon as the
00:10end of this week.
00:11Concerns were raised after the militant Palestinian group Hamas accused Israel of assassinating
00:17one of its top leaders in Iran last month.
00:21The Pentagon says it's deployed a missile-guided submarine to the Middle East in preparation
00:26for a potential attack.
00:28Iran and Israel traded drone and missile strikes against each other in April, sparking fears
00:34of a wider regional conflict.