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CENTCOM Urges Israel and Gulf States to Prepare for Possible Renewed War With Iran
A U.S. official says Central Command has warned Israeli military leaders and Gulf states to prepare for the potential resumption of full‑scale conflict with Iran, signaling that Washington sees a broader regional threat.
U.S. Central Command has warned Israel and several Gulf states to prepare for the possible return of full‑scale war with Iran, according to a U.S. official who spoke to Israeli media.
The official told the Israeli Broadcasting Authority that CENTCOM has cautioned Israeli military leadership to be ready for the potential resumption of a full‑scale conflict with Iran in the near future. The same official said comparable advisories were issued to Gulf states, indicating that Washington views the risk as regional rather than limited to a single front.
The warning was described as guidance to military leaders rather than a public mobilization order. Even so, such an advisory typically prompts commanders to review war plans, logistics, and air and missile defenses, and to consider how quickly forces could move if the situation escalated.
If a wider clash broke out, the immediate danger would fall on densely populated cities, ports, and military facilities across Israel, Iran, and the Gulf monarchies. Missile and drone arsenals on both sides are designed to strike air bases, energy infrastructure, and command centers, putting civilian and military workers in the line of fire.
The CENTCOM message lands as rhetoric around Iran hardens in Washington. Former Vice President Mike Pence rejected claims that a war with Iran caused Republican losses in U.S. midterm elections, arguing that the error was “not starting the war but failing to finish it” and that the United States had “stopped short” against Tehran. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has also argued that Americans asking why they are “fighting Israel’s war” are in fact “fighting America’s war,” because, in his words, “Iran is a threat to America. This isn’t about Israel.”
These political statements frame confrontation with Iran as a central U.S. interest. If CENTCOM is pushing regional militaries toward higher readiness, that framing shapes how much domestic backing there might be for new strikes or deployments.
The advisory also coincides with reports of military activity on and around Iranian territory. Official Iranian media have reported a “hostile attack” in the Sirik area of southern Hormozgan Province by an unnamed enemy, and local accounts from the region have described presumed U.S. strikes on a place identified as Sarkhur Tahruyi. In a separate report, sources said Iran launched more than 10 missiles from the Bandar Abbas area at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, setting it on fire.
Those reports, though not fully verified, narrow the gap between planning for a theoretical war and managing an active set of incidents. Each new missile launch or airstrike now has to be read as a possible test of red lines rather than an isolated episode.
Key signals in the coming days will include visible changes in Israeli and Gulf military postures, any public U.S. statements expanding on CENTCOM’s warning, and clearer attribution for the strike reported in Sirik. A confirmed Iranian hit on a Western‑linked vessel or an explicit U.S. claim of responsibility for attacks inside Iran would further raise the risk that the “possible war resumption” CENTCOM is planning for starts to take shape in practice.